Making sure he didn’t damage his “old man” was the chief aim of Hull KR’s Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e.
But he was the one who ended up getting grounded as his dad enjoyed the last word in their surreal match-up. In a rare professional rugby league occurrence, the father and son full-backs played against each other on Sunday. On dual-registration with Keighley Cougars, Phoenix, 20, faced Quentin, 38, as Sheffield Eagles romped to a 46-18 victory in the Betfred Championship showdown.
He admitted: “It was weird, really. In the build-up, my main worry was I didn’t really want to hurt my old man! But both of us came out injury-free so it all worked out in the end. I still live at my mum and dad’s house but it was surprisingly normal on the morning of the game which I wasn’t expecting.
