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Alex McRobbie is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [2] [3] He also represented Counties Manukau in the 2021 Bunnings NPC. [4]
Sekope Kepu is an Australian professional rugby union player. He is a prop and currently plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. He has previously played for Australian club New South Wales Waratahs, the French club Bordeaux, and London Irish. He also plays for Australia's Wallabies in international matches. Kepu made his international debut for Australia in 2008 and has been a regular in match-day squads ever since, now having played over 100 tests. Kepu is the most-capped prop to ever play for the Wallabies and is also one of the most-capped rugby players in history.
Lolagi Visinia is a rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing or fullback for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. He was born and raised in New Zealand, but has represented both New Zealand and Manu Samoa internationally.
Isileli J. Tuʻungafasi is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Hawke's Bay in the Bunnings NPC and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His playing position is prop. He is the brother of Ofa Tuʻungafasi, another rugby union player.
Samiuela Moli is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Counties Manukau are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Pukekohe, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1955, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe in the Auckland region. The team is affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black, white and red.
Alamanda Lolo Motuga is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Samuel Vinsene Slade is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Mahonri A. Ngakuru is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His position is Lock.
William Havili is a professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
The 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season is the 27th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous seasons were replaced with Super Rugby Unlocked, Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU in 2020, and Super Rugby Aotearoa, Super Rugby AU, and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in 2021. The 2022 edition will revert to a 12-team competition, with a single pool replacing the geographical conference system, as well as introducing a new name for the reformatted competition. The season is expected to run from 18 February, with the final to be played on 18 June - culminating before the start of the mid-year international window.
Penitoa Finau is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He also represented Bay of Plenty in the 2021 Bunnings NPC.
Veikoso Poloniati is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He also represented Manawatu in the 2021 Bunnings NPC.
Tomasi Alosio Logotuli is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and Tasman in the Bunnings NPC. His position is wing or fullback.
Josh Kaifa is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. In 2022, he also played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.
Mele Hufanga is a New Zealand rugby player. She has competed for Tonga internationally in rugby union, and for Tonga and New Zealand in rugby league. She played for the Blues Women in the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022. She also made her test debut for the Tonga women's national rugby union team. She competed for the Kiwi Ferns at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
Tom Parsons is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.
Nikolai Foliaki is a Tongan rugby union player, currently playing for the Force and Counties Manukau. His preferred position is centre.