Pasifika SR team
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@tim said in Pasifika SR team:
Niko Jones training with the squad, via their Instagram account.
A couple other players brought in as injury cover too, though they're not mentioned
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https://moanapasifika.co.nz/moana-pasifika-adds-firepower-to-coaching-team/
Moana Pasifika has secured Southland Head Coach Dale MacLeod, and specialist prop Pauliasi Manu to their 2022 Super Rugby Pacific coaching team.
Dale MacLeod, who takes on responsibility for Moana’s Defence strategy, coached the Southland Stags in 2020 and 2021, has also coached the Blues A, and Highlanders Bravehearts teams. Pauliasi Manu, 34, made his debut in 2011 for the Blues and played five games before shifting to the Chiefs in 2013 where he played 49 games, before returning to the Blues in 2017. Manu also played for the Sunwolves attaining a total 91 caps in Super Rugby. He finished his playing career in Japan with the Hino Red Dolphins before retiring in 2019 to focus on family and coaching. He joins Moana Pasifika as Scrum Coach.
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@daffy-jaffy said in Pasifika SR team:
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If it was in landscape, and could see most of the team at a time, maybe.
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Paywalled..
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before? A couple of other franchises were chasing his signature
McClutchie held conversations with several teams for the 2022 campaign, including the Crusaders and Hurricanes. However, Moana Pasifika came to him early in the piece, and he jumped at the opportunity for a role the size of which he likely wouldn't have had with other franchises. -
https://moanapasifika.co.nz/sekope-kepu-named-moana-pasifika-captain/
International powerhouse and Wallaby Test centurion Sekope Kepu will Captain Moana Pasifika for their debut season in Super Rugby Pacific. Kepu’s duty gets under way with this Friday’s pre-season game against the Gallagher Chiefs at Mt Smart Stadium. With 110 Test caps and three Rugby World Cup campaigns to his name, Sydney-born Kepu has been a natural choice for the Moana men. Kepu was the first prop to reach the 100 Test milestone for Australia and he is their most capped prop of all time. In total, Kepu has played 295 first-class matches including 141 appearances for the Waratahs and he brings a wealth of experience and wisdom to the emerging talent of Moana Pasifika. -
@tim Nice to see young Grammar-Carlton lock/Loosie Felix Kalapu getting a run at 6 in the third 30.
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@tim said in Pasifika SR team:
From what I've seen in the game against the Chiefs, Alex McRobbie was the best MP forward. He should be in the starting XV, as a lock or a blindside flanker.
