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Moana Pasifika create more history with comeback win over Waratahs

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 05: Semisi Tupou Ta’eiloa of Moana Pasifika makes a run during the round eight Super Rugby Pacific match between Moana Pasifika and NSW Waratahs at North Harbour Stadium, on April 05, 2025, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

The NSW Waratahs have produced another embarrassing defensive display to suffer a 45-28 Super Rugby Pacific capitulation to Moana Pasifika in Auckland.

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An attacking masterclass from Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii had the Waratahs on track for an elusive first away win of the season before the hosts piled on 38 second-half points to runaway with victory on Saturday.

Coach Dan McKellar will be livid after the Tahs defied his orders to man up in D after a similar surrender last week in a 57-12 loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington.

After taking a 21-7 lead to the break, then again stretching their advantage to 14 points with a Teddy Wilson try, the Waratahs collapsed at North Harbour Stadium.

The Pasifika ran in five tries in a devastating 15-minute spell, with prop Feleti Sae-Ta’ufo’ou completing his hat-trick before flyhalf Patrick Pellegrini, fullback William Havili and replacement Fine Inisi added to the Waratahs’ humiliation.

Points Flow Chart

Moana Pasifika win +17
Time in lead
17
Mins in lead
60
21%
% Of Game In Lead
74%
69%
Possession Last 10 min
31%
7
Points Last 10 min
0

The defensive abomination overshadowed another eye-catching performance from Suaalii, who looked to have inspired the Waratahs with three telling touches.

All three ended in tries, with winger Triston Reilly bagging a double and halfback Wilson also benefiting from the cross-code superstar’s silky skills.

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Returning to fullback after making his comeback from a foot injury last week in the centres, Suaalii’s decisive contributions earned the Waratahs a 21-7 halftime lead.

When he burst through to set up Wilson in the 57th minute to go up 28-14, the Waratahs appeared odds-on to claim their first win away from Sydney in 2025.

But then they crumbled.

McKellar’s charges have now conceded 105 points in their past two starts.

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