Willie Tonga to join Pirtek Parramatta Eels on two year deal

WILLIE TONGA TO JOIN PIRTEK PARRAMATTA EELS ON TWO YEAR DEAL

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels today announced Queensland and Australian Test centre Willie Tonga will join the Club on a two year deal from 2012.

Tonga, 28, will join new Eels 2012 recruits Chris Sandow, Ben Roberts, and his younger brother Esi at the Club  after finishing this season with the North Queensland Cowboys.

Pirtek Eels Chief Executive Paul Osborne said Tonga's signing was an emphatic reflection of the Club's direction under head coach Stephen Kearney.