REUTERS: World Rugby is set to spend 1.2 million pounds annually over three years on two Pacific Island teams to help them join Super Rugby in 2022, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.
"From a strategic perspective, it provides the best-possible platform and pathway for the islands to reach their potential," WR chairman Bill Beaumont said in a statement https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/world-rugby-to-back-pacific-islands-super-rugby-involvement/articleshow/81675166.cms.
Fijian Drua, launched in 2017, compete in the Australian National Rugby Championship and they won the title in 2018.An invitational Moana Pasifika squad were beaten 28-21 by the Maori All Blacks in a one-off match last year.
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