Tino Fa'asuamaleaui cherishes every moment with his sick father and will play for him "even more" when he lines up for Queensland.
The Maroons prop spoke publicly for the first time in camp about his dad, Fereti, who is ill with cancer for a second time.
Tears welled up as Tino reflected on the man whose move from Samoa to the Sydney Roosters, and ultimately Gympie in Queensland, set in train a chain of events that led to his son pursuing his own rugby league dream.
"He is very sick and I will be playing for him more so to put a smile on his face at home in bed," Tino said.
"He is always in my heart, no matter what.
