Moana Pasifika 2026
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@SBW1 Fine Inisi is off to the Welsh Dragons -
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@Landers92 said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Landers92 said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
I’ve just had some big Moana news sent to me… going to double/triple check a few things first before I post names but I can confirm there’s a big signing. Hopefully be back within an hour with a name
I’ll have to wait for tonight/tomorrow . My apologies. I jumped the gun a little.
Any update here?
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Yes, my apologies as I had to confirm a couple things before posting.
Ngani Laumape has signed with Moana. Comes from a reliable contact who usually provides me with the majority of the information I post in here. Manawatu Turbos are also trying to get him to play for them in this years NPC and by all accounts it’s sounding like he will be.
Ngani Laumape to Moana. Awesome to see!
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@Daffy-Jaffy wonder if a few more.of.those.heading off end up.there.having worked with McLeod at MP before?
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@Landers92 said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Yes, my apologies as I had to confirm a couple things before posting.
Ngani Laumape has signed with Moana. Comes from a reliable contact who usually provides me with the majority of the information I post in here. Manawatu Turbos are also trying to get him to play for them in this years NPC and by all accounts it’s sounding like he will be.
Ngani Laumape to Moana. Awesome to see!
If Moana had been able to hold onto all their players over the years, they've have a gun backline by now (of course, some wouldn't have come over if they thought their position was being blocked).
9 Taumateine
10 Pellegrini
11 Tavatavanawai
12 Laumape
13 Aumua
14 Taumoefolau
15 Havili -
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Apart from Havili and Taumoefolau. Seems like all thr other lads were squad players who got limited game time. The correct guys to move on from a team on the up. Good service. Right time to leave.
Lotu Inisi is a massive loss, if not for injury, I'd still have him as their starting 8.
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@African-Monkey don't panic, still only my 6th favorite team
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@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
A bit over the top, I never say no to a bar!
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@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
That's simply not true, what kind of weird bubble have you been living in?
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@Landers92 While not on an NZRU contract does that make him All Black eligible? MP is afterall fielding Ardie.
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@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
That's simply not true, what kind of weird bubble have you been living in?
Oh come on it is. They barely got a mention in the first 3 years, players came and went in droves, no one really mentioned it at all, but now that they've won a few games, all of a sudden there's a big song and dance about it in season 4, and a lot of the comments were 'what's the point in this team', 'who's paying for it' etc plenty on here were critical of it too.
Props to Ardie for giving them a shot in the arm, even that received a bit of backlash.
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@SBW1 said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Landers92 While not on an NZRU contract does that make him All Black eligible? MP is afterall fielding Ardie.
I can’t answer that one sorry, just know the signing situation. I can only assume the reason he is playing for Moana is that he must be eyeing up playing for Tonga
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@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
That's simply not true, what kind of weird bubble have you been living in?
Oh come on it is. They barely got a mention in the first 3 years, players came and went in droves, no one really mentioned it at all, but now that they've won a few games, all of a sudden there's a big song and dance about it in season 4, and a lot of the comments were 'what's the point in this team', 'who's paying for it' etc plenty on here were critical of it too.
Props to Ardie for giving them a shot in the arm, even that received a bit of backlash.
Lots of us have been supporting MP from day one. You're not special.
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@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
That's simply not true, what kind of weird bubble have you been living in?
Oh come on it is. They barely got a mention in the first 3 years, players came and went in droves, no one really mentioned it at all, but now that they've won a few games, all of a sudden there's a big song and dance about it in season 4, and a lot of the comments were 'what's the point in this team', 'who's paying for it' etc plenty on here were critical of it too.
Props to Ardie for giving them a shot in the arm, even that received a bit of backlash.
Lots of us have been supporting MP from day one. You're not special.
Yeah about a handful of us 😂 and I never claimed I was, just stating facts 😉
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@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Nepia said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@African-Monkey said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Lol people have only taken notice now because they won a few games. This happens every season.
I also like how people act like we're everyone's 2nd favourite team all of a sudden when virtually no one wanted a bar of us in the first 3 seasons.
That's simply not true, what kind of weird bubble have you been living in?
Oh come on it is. They barely got a mention in the first 3 years, players came and went in droves, no one really mentioned it at all, but now that they've won a few games, all of a sudden there's a big song and dance about it in season 4, and a lot of the comments were 'what's the point in this team', 'who's paying for it' etc plenty on here were critical of it too.
Props to Ardie for giving them a shot in the arm, even that received a bit of backlash.
Lots of us have been supporting MP from day one. You're not special.
Yeah about a handful of us 😂 and I never claimed I was, just stating facts 😉
It was a big handful ... a lot of Hawkes Bay players in the early MP teams.
Tana seems to be chasing them all away though.
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@SBW1 said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
@Landers92 While not on an NZRU contract does that make him All Black eligible? MP is afterall fielding Ardie.
Believe he is eligible because he's already played for the All Blacks.
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@hikastags said in Moana Pasifika 2026:
Does anyone know if Ardie will be playing for MP next year?
A mate of mine who currently plays in Japan seems to think he's heading back there
He has a sabbatical option in his contract for next year so would be strange to not exercise it. Nothing publicly announced yet though - maybe after this year's momentum he'll want to stick around for another season and use his sabbatical in 2027.
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