A small but good crowd showed up on a sunny Friday afternoon and was treated to some running rugby from the two teams, trying to iron out the cobwebs ahead of the new campaign in two weeks.
Moana Pasifika are set for a big 2025 season, with star power injected into the mix in the form of reigning World Rugby Player of the Year Ardie Savea among others.
The Chiefs have kept their hopes of a top-two finish alive with an emphatic win over Moana Pasifika.
Moana Pasifika have trusted their winning formula for the battle of the Pacific in Fiji this week, naming an identical starting XV as the team that beat the Reds two weeks ago.
Poor discipline from Wallabies halfback and Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott has cost his side badly in a 17-14 loss to Moana Pasifika.
Former Whangarei Boys High School First XV captain Allan Craig will play his first Super Rugby Pacific match in the city on Friday.
The very first game of 2024's Super Rugby Pacific pre-season kicks off in Queenstown on Friday (6pm NZT) with a match between the Highlanders and Moana Pasifika.
It's been a trying two years for Moana Pasifika, but the team look to turn that around in 2024 with the help of some big additions.