All Blacks backrower Ardie Savea will miss Moana Pasifika’s round six Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Chiefs in Pukekohe.
Moana Pasifika host the Highlanders in their first home game of the 2025 season this weekend and look set to welcome two new faces to the Moana family in doing so.
Fresh off a devastating round one last-minute loss to the Western Force, Moana Pasifika have backed the same team to get a better result in Brisbane when they face the Reds in round two.
Solomon Alaimalo is back in rugby union after a short stint with the NRL's West Tigers in 2024, and the hot-stepper has returned with a big ambition.
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.
Captain Sione Havili Talitui has stated that Moana Pasifika are motivated to “make our people proud” this weekend.
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.
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.