Ardie Savea signs with Moana Pasifika – Moana Pasifika (moanapasifika.co.nz)

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Massive news for Moana Pasifika, probably the biggest signing announcement in the entire history of Super Rugby.

No idea how they can afford him, but I've seen some people suggest they picked up some new finance from somewhere. It'll be interesting to see where he plays, possibly at 7 given Inisi had such a huge season at 8 for them this year.

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[-] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Bit of a steal for MP, especially considering they went 4 from 14 last season. Fingers crossed they back it up with an extra cpuple of wins!

[-] TagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah apparently Ardie wasn't very happy with how they dealt with Julian's contract finishing but even if that's part of the motivation I think its worth celebrating as a positive thing for all involved.

MP will hopefully be better next year if their first choice props aren't injured out of the whole season, they still probably need 1 more solid lock and William Havili is not really convincing as 1st 5/8 - but they've got a lot of other positives throughout their squad so hopefully year 2 with the new coaching regime with the boost of Ardie will reap some rewards.

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