Tonga, Tonga, Tonga!

No, not a typo. It is neither meant to be Animal House, or a signal that complete surprise was achieved. Although there are elements of both in this story. No, it is about the rugby team from Tonga. And those boys can eat!

In Rugby circles they are renowned for their all-devouring, take-no-prisoners style of tackling.

It is an attitude the Tonga rugby team bring with them to the dining table.

When they dropped into the Fusion Inn yesterday for an English pub lunch, the 30 South Sea giants chomped their way through a staggering 30 roast chickens, 60lb of roast lamb and 60lb of roast beef.

They also wolfed 30lb of pasta and 30lb of potato salad and washed it all down with 40 litres of orange juice.

In all, more than a quarter of a million calories and nearly 10,000g of fat were consumed by the squad.

The team is collectively known as the 'wrecking balls of the tournament'. One player weighs in at 294 pounds. He's his very own scrum! Personally, if I had to play these guys, given their eating habits, I'd be very, very worried. They might decide to simply eat the opposition. It's not like it hasn't happened before.

(They'll be denied health benefits, though.) Side note: Tonga is a really unusual nation, by the way. You might be interested in reading a bit about it.