The Pacific Island rugby players union has welcomed comments from World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont that it could offer funding to help set up a Pasifika team take part in a revamped Super Rugby competition from next year.
New Zealand Rugby have unveiled plans for a new competition involving its five Super Rugby sides, between two and four Australian teams and a long-mooted Pasifika outfit.Beaumont told New Zealand's Sky Sports late on Tuesday that rugby union's governing body could help with funding for a Pasifika side, much like it did to help Argentina enter the Rugby Championship and the Jaguares join Super Rugby.
Pacific Rugby Players Chief Executive Aayden Clarke welcomed the comments and said it was important to grasp the opportunity.AdvertisementFiji, Samoa and Tonga all routinely qualify for the Rugby World Cup but lack the infrastructure and financial resources to field a fully professional club team.
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