Ross relishing mammoth challenge from ‘Tiny’

WITH a name like Soane Tonga’uiha, the Tongan loosehead prop was always likely to be labelled with a more manageable nickname but hats off to the wag who decided that ‘Tiny’ was the appropriate moniker.

At over 20 stone and 6’3”, the 29-year is anything but and his impact with the Northampton Saints this past few seasons has matched his physical proportions.

That much was recognised this week when he was nominated for the honour of European player of the year.