15 May 2018

Sport: Pacific Super Rugby team moves closer to reality

From , 3:00 pm on 15 May 2018

A Pacific Islands Super Rugby team has moved a step closer to reality.

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has commissioned a feasibility study on establishing a team in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

The players' representative body Pacific Rugby Players is involved in the study. Vinnie Wylie spoke to its chief executive Aayden Clarke.

Saru Rabeni - Pacific Islanders. Italy v Pacific Islanders. Reggio Emilia, Italy. Saturday 22 November 2008.

Saru Rabeni - Pacific Islanders. Italy v Pacific Islanders. Reggio Emilia, Italy. Saturday 22 November 2008. Photo: PHOTOSPORT