Awen back to his roots

Former Castleford captain Awen Guttenbeil will return to his roots when he represents Tonga again at the World Cup.

Former Tigers star plays for Tonga again against Kiwis

Former Castleford captain Awen Guttenbeil will return to his roots when he represents Tonga again at the World Cup after a 15-year gap. The 32-year-old loose forward played for Tonga in the 1995 World Cup but then went on to play for New Zealand ten times between 2002-06. The former Castleford player has now reverted back to playing for the Tongans and will face the Kiwis in a warm-up fixture on Saturday. In his international swansong, Guttenbeil will hang up his boots after featuring in the World Cup for Tonga. The two sides meet in Auckland on Saturday in a crucial warm-up for the ten-team World Cup tournament that takes place in Australia. Guttenbeil spent the last two years with the Tigers and has some Super League colleagues alongside him in the Tongan line-up - with Wakefield hooker Tevita Leo-Latu and Hull second-rower Willie Manu in the squad. Tonga begin their World Cup campaign with a pool match against Ireland at Parramatta Stadium on October 27.