Moana Pasifika to play home games at Mt Smart Stadium

Moana Pasifika have confirmed that they will be playing their home matches in the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific competition at at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

The venue will be the host the home games for the Pacific side for the next seven seasons until 2028.

Moana Pasifika will be the second team in the competition to be based in Auckland with the Blues playing their games at Eden Park. The other new side in the competition Fijian Drua will play their home games in Australia.

“We’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point, and to have a sense of home and place to continue building our unique brand in the world’s most competitive professional competition is huge,” said Moana Pasifika patron Tuifa’asisina Sir Bryan Williams.

“It’s not lost on us that Mt Smart/Rarotonga has been the name of the Warriors since 1995 when they too began their journey as a start-up franchise.

“We know that our community of supporters know this venue well, and we know they will bring intense passion, colour and energy when they come out in numbers to support their team.

“We can’t wait to welcome fans to our new home, their fale.”