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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
A bonus point Wellington win was needed on Saturday night for Moana Pasifika to qualify for their first playoffs in Super Rugby, while the Hurricanes needed competition points to stay ahead of the Reds in the top four. A conflicted crowd welcomed former Canes captain Ardie Savea back to his home ground for the first time since joining Moana Pasifika, but the Wellington team were not interested in offering such hospitality.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
Six teams will make the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific playoffs, and five of those teams had already been decided before the final day of round-robin competition kicked off in Auckland. The Blues and Waratahs were two of the three contenders for that final playoff berth, with a masterstroke from the rugby gods seeing the two collide with it all to play for at Eden Park.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
The Chiefs have secured the top seed heading into the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs with a 41-24 win over the Highlanders in Dunedin. The game brought the hosts’ 2025 season to a close, but again, showed the Dunedin faithful there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the club’s future. For the Chiefs, the promise of home-field advantage and a lifeline next week puts them in a strong position to live up to their billing as title favourites. Here are some takeaways from the contest.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
The Highlanders’ lone current All Black, Ethan de Groot, has committed his future to the club for another two seasons. The new contract keeps the 26-year-old in the New Zealand system and therefore eligible for All Blacks selection until at least the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
Both Caleb Tangitau and Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens have committed their immediate playing futures to the Highlanders with new contracts. The new deals will see the pair remain in Dunedin until at least the 2028 season, where they’ll no doubt continue their rise into contention for higher honours. Tangitau, a 22-year-old winger who cut his teeth in the All Blacks Sevens, was turning heads this season with his outright pace and game-breaking ambition, setting the Dunedin turf alight.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
Ardie Savea has been terrorising Super Rugby Pacific all season, and no team knows what he’s capable of better than the Hurricanes. Head coach Clarke Laidlaw says there’s only so much you can do to slow down the former Canes captain. Savea was subbed at halftime in the last meeting between the two sides, but his team went on to further the two-point lead they owned at the break, winning by nine in Albany.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
Star of Moana Pasifika’s 2024 campaign, Lotu Inisi, can make his season debut this weekend as Moana Pasifika fight for the chance to reach their first-ever Super Rugby playoffs. The damaging No. 8 has been named on the bench, offering reserve impact to a trio that has established itself as one of, if not the premier loose forward units in the competition. Also named on the bench is former Hurricanes playmaker Jackson Garden-Bachop, who was looking forward to a must-win game in his hometown.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
The Hurricanes have made a handful of changes in their matchday 23 to face Moana Pasifika, including a potential debut off the bench for Tjay Clarke. All Black hooker Asafo Aumua will miss the contest with concussion, making room for Jacob Devery to start in the No.2 jersey, with Raymond Tuputupu coming off the bench. Hugo Plummer and Devan Flanders also join the starting XV after appearances off the bench in Brisbane last week.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Ned Lester
The return of former All Blacks Sevens flyer Etene Nanai-Seturo sees the rich get richer in the final week of the Super Rugby Pacific round-robin. The winger’s return from injury coincides with the absence of Emoni Narawa, who is set to miss the game with a deep cut on his lip. Nanai-Seturo injured his hamstring in the first game of the season. George Dyer can bring up his 50th game off the bench in the contest, providing impact along with Ollie Norris and Samisoni Taukei’aho.
