Moana Pasifika
Rugby union team from various Pacific island nations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moana Pasifika is a rugby union team made up of players from various Pacific Island nations as well as New Zealand or Australian born players of Pasifika heritage, including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
Union | New Zealand Rugby | |
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Founded | 2020; 4 years ago (2020) | |
Ground(s) | Mt Smart Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) | |
Coach(es) | Tana Umaga | |
Captain(s) | James Lay | |
League(s) | Super Rugby Pacific | |
2023 | 12th overall | |
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Official website | ||
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The team was originally created for a one-off match against the Māori All Blacks in December 2020, with the future intention of trying to join the Super Rugby competition.
On 14 April 2021, New Zealand Rugby confirmed the side had been granted a conditional licence to join the Super Rugby competition.[1]
On 12 July 2021, the team was granted an unconditional licence, confirming them for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2]
The team played its inaugural Super Rugby match on 4 March 2022.