Moana Pasifika

Ardie Savea and Isoa Nasilasila received top honours at their club awards night this week.

While the calculators may be required to determine the top six for 2025, the easiest equation for Moana is to simply win in Wellington.

There was one thing both Fa'alogo Tana Umaga and Ardie Savea agreed on about the Chiefs on Saturday night: Moana Pasifika still need to grow.

Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan says Moana have "taken a big step forward", knocking down Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights this year.

Patrick Pellegrini maybe small in stature but what he does on the field has caught the attention of many - both within and outside the Moana Pasifika set up.

Super Rugby has awarded the All Blacks toughman the inagaural 'Player of the Year' award, with two rounds still left to go in the normal weekly rounds.

The 27-year-old scrumhalf has become a key cog in Fa'alogo Tana Umaga's 2025 Super Rugby Pacific campaign.

The Moana Pasifika head coach says the "team is feeling refreshed and ready for the challenge" on Saturday.

Both teams showed a lot of fight in their round 12 outings, registering wins by coming from behind to defeat their opponents.

Ardie Savea has set the benchmark that he wants the team to achieve in their remaining Super Rugby matches this year, starting with the Highlanders on Sunday.

Moana Pasifika got the job done against the Drua. Iliesa Tora breaks down the round 11 Pacific battle.

Moana Pasifika (10), with players of Samoan and Tongan origin, will host their Fijian rivals in the Drua (11) outfit in the round 11 clash in North Harbour Stadium on Saturday.

Analysis - what the two teams can learn from their performances last weekend as they prepare to face-off against each other North Harbour Stadium on Saturday.

Pepesana Patafilo is relishing the opportunities he has had with Moana Pasifika. The 28-year-old former Hurricanes player said the joy of playing for the North Harbour based franchise club beats...

Head coach Glen Jackson told reporters ahead of their round 10 clash that "we just need to make sure that we start well".

The 21-year-old, originally from the Kaikorai Rugby Club in Otago, is fast becoming a star in the making in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition.

Head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga says the team is aware of the task at hand and they "have to make sure we start at the start, and we keep building" in the local derby at Eden Park tonight.