Addition of Pasifika Super Rugby team “overdue” - Scotty Stevenson

With the new-look Super Rugby competition on the horizon, the possibility of a Pacific-based team joining the fold is becoming more likely.

With the recent success of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, 1 NEWS Sports reporter, Scotty Stevenson, says New Zealand Rugby is looking at creating an entity to own and operate a new look Super Rugby tournament, with the inclusion of a Pacific team a strong possibility.

Stevenson noted that there is strong support within the New Zealand rugby community for a Pasifika team.

He says he thinks that they want an eight-team competition. Five New Zealand teams, a Pasifika team, and that's been pushed really hard by the chairman of New Zealand Rugby and the Players Association.

Stevenson said that a Pacific presence in Super Rugby is "overdue" and with the current global situation, it is the right time to bring a Pacific team into the fold.

He says there's five Australian clubs who are interested in being a part of that but there’s only room for two.

Meanwhile, the Crusaders will take on the Blues at 7.05 tonight in the Super Rugby Aotearoa.

[Source: TVNZ]