Toutai Kefu is hoping to call on some Wallabies, including Kurtley Beale, to face the touring Lions after being named coach of the First Nations and Pasifika XV.
For the First Nations & Pasifika side who take on the Lions in Melbourne, former Tonga mentor Toutai Kefu has been named as head coach, ahead of the match on Tuesday the 22nd of July at Marvel Stadium.
Rugby Australia has unveiled the complete nine-game tour schedule for the British & Irish Lions Series, which includes a match against a First Nations & Pasifika XV.
Rugby Australia has confirmed the full coaching group for the First Nations & Pasifika Invitational XV ahead of the side’s historic fixture against the British and Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium on July 22 - and it includes an old Lions' nemesis.
Former All Black Aaron Smith would jump at the chance to represent the AUNZ Invitational XV against the British & Irish Lions.
The former Wallabies international was joined by ex-England full-back Jonathan Webb, who was elected as vice-chair, and Word Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin for a session that spanned 18 questions over 40 minutes
Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has reportedly been ruled out of becoming head coach of Super Rugby expansion sides Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua.
The long-awaited inclusion of the Pacific Islands in southern hemisphere franchise rugby is nearly upon us, but which off-contract players could Moana Pasifika sign for their inaugural season?
As the new Super Rugby Aotearoa season looms large on the horizon, a former All Black has named a 'Hype XV' made up of players to take note of over the coming weeks.
With Kyren Taumoefolau linked with an All Blacks switch, can his franchise catapult Pasifika nations into permanent Tier One contention and fuel New Zealand at the same time?