The golden days of the oval ball automatically riveting the nation have long since gone, which is why every decision of New Zealand Rugby now has to be right. Tana Umaga will coach the Moana Pasifika team in its match against the Māori All Blacks. NZR must make sure that the Moana Pasifika team is successfully introduced to Super Rugby in 2022. Every decision New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson makes, has to be the right one. In their first World Cup the Samoans were leading 16-13 in the dying minutes, and Wales needed a try to salvage the match.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 27, 2020 17:05 UTC