In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
In 2023 Rico Simpson was a dominant figure in the New Zealand Secondary Schools 34-3 and 57-36 successes over Australia. Across the two matches in Canberra, he kicked ten conversations and three penalties.
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.
Tonga international Semisi Paea is in line to make his Super Rugby Pacific debut off the bench.
It's a special week for coach Tana Umaga who will lead the team into his 50th Super Rugby Pacific game as a head coach.
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.
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
