Tonga coach Kefu warns New Zealand to keep hands off Moana Pasifika players


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool C - France v Tonga - Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan - October 6, 2019 Tonga head coach Toutai Kefu during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Edgar Su

(Reuters) - Tonga coach Toutai Kefu said on Tuesday Moana Pasifika must not become a feeder team for the All Blacks amid concerns New Zealand could end up poaching players from the proposed Super Rugby side.

Along with Fijian Drua, Moana Pasifika has been granted a conditional license to join a planned Super Rugby competition with New Zealand and Australian teams in 2022.

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