Pasifika SR team

Bovidae

personally i don't think the whole process was as transparent as it could have been

This has always been an issue for me, when you had current NZR board members and the NZRPA involved with the formation of Moana Pasifika.

NTA

@nepia said in Pasifika SR team:

@nta Can you sum it up for those of us who don't click on Meta?

Basically: there was a Hawaii option apparently circulated (Kanaloa?) that wasn't even allowed a seat at the table because NZR wanted a big say in how MP operated.

Kiwiwomble

i couldn't help reading through the comments, at least most people are calling BS

muddyriver

@bobily2 you could argue that All blacks players arent really under the super rugby Salary cap.

the only issue would have been them taking allblacks but would have saved NZR some money and theyre still playing in the same comp.

Paying a tongan guy from france 1 million is the same as paying Keiran Read 1 million at the crusaders

NTA

It certainly seems less transparent than the Drua setup. Early days tho.

bobily2

@muddyriver said in Pasifika SR team:

@bobily2 you could argue that All blacks players arent really under the super rugby Salary cap.

the only issue would have been them taking allblacks but would have saved NZR some money and theyre still playing in the same comp.

Paying a tongan guy from france 1 million is the same as paying Keiran Read 1 million at the crusaders

Maybe, but is that top up money for Super Rugby, or is that for securing them for the rest of the year (i.e. All Blacks tests)?

Ignoring All Blacks players, as I'm not sure what the eligibility rules would be, theoretically if they signed a guy like Samu Kerevi, he could get paid $1 mil for representing this team and an additional $500,000 for Wallabies selection. He'd maybe even be able to play in Japan too. So I don't think their $1 mil signings would be comparable to an All Black on $1 mil

ARHS

Just watched the interview. Tracy really lacks credibility. Passion and angst are a bad combination. Have to wonder if anyone in the Kanaloa bid was numerate. Huge number of Polynesian in MLR and can't help thinking that this was a means to an end without too much thought of the numbers.

Nogusta

@stargazer i admire her 'passion' but she's as dodge as dodge comes!

Steven Harris

@stargazer on the money regarding Tracy Atiga , ask the pacific island community around Auckland , she’s an absolute crook of epic proportions.
Do so homework on Atiga and you will be shocked at what you dig up
Do you really think the had money to match big European clubs ..?,
There’s a reason many of the Pacific Island All Blacks that were originally named as backers have gone silent.
Kanaloa Hawaii we’re also muddling in MLR and we’re threaten with a law suit
Rugby NZ saw right through them and besides when you have Sir Brian Williams , Sir Micheal Jones and Eroni Clark as backers not from a financial point but having some individuals with Mana in behind .
I think that puts things in perspective.

Steven Harris

same bunch of crooks

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Stargazer

@steven-harris Tbh, I don't think we should re-do the discussion about Kanaloa & Atiga again. This was all posted & discussed at the time. They're irrelevant now.

Steven Harris

@stargazer just bugs me that their are media outlets giving these clowns the time of day , but your right will put it to bed , best not keep the candle burning
Point taken