The RugbyPass Round Table writers answer the big questions at the mid-point of the Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season. Finn Morton (FM), Henry Lee (HL), Ben Smith (BS), Ned Lester (NL) weigh in on who the favourites to take the title are.
Emoni Narawa and Leroy Carter are on the wings, as the backline reshuffle sees Josh Jacomb return to the bench.
The Chiefs have shuffled their star playmakers to fit them all into the starting backline against the Waratahs.
Sititi, who won the World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year last year, hasn't played any Super Rugby Pacific this season after sustaining a knee injury during the All Blacks end-of-year Northern Tour.
The decision by Ineos to renege on a lucrative six-year deal was looking like having a catastrophic impact on NZRU's finances
He might not have accumulated a single cap for the All Blacks, but he’s continued to give the appearance that he believes he belongs in that company. That might soon become a reality, given how often coaches and selectors succumb to public sentiment.
The Boks Office cast pick a combined Springboks/All Blacks/Wallabies/Pumas team to take on the Lions.
Next in the succession of great All Blacks openside flankers? That is the question Scott Robertson and his forwards guru Jason Ryan must answer.
McMillan admits the injuries have thrown some curveballs, but he's confident in the 23 man squad named to take on the Drua.