Jack Mesley

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638 appearances 6 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 4 Jun

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Aotearoa Rugby Pod · Rugby’s Next Step — And How Fans Can Shape It · 21 Apr 2026 podcast

Yeah, I think they're all really good points, Ross.

And, you know, any future ownership will, there'll be conversations about all of those things for sure.

So yeah, we have to address some of those issues and we have to find the right owners, you know, because you do need deep pockets.

But I think you also want to make sure that anything around Moana Pacifica continues on the great work that the current Moana Pacifica done are about engaging the community and being

being about such a bigger purpose than just showing up and playing Super Rugby Pacific on the field.

Yeah, there are some timeframes and I'm not going to go into those publicly, but just to rest assured, there are those timeframes, there are those processes in place.

And also in the background, you know, all of the contingency planning about should we not be able to find ownership for MP, then what happens?

All of that work is being done in the background and is well placed.

2027, whichever way we go, is going to be another great Super Rugby Pacific season.

And, you know, all the contingency work is well underway.

But we're not going to talk about that publicly because, as I said, our focus is on the individuals that are impacted by this news and supporting Moana Pacifica as they go through this journey to try to find new ownership.

I don't know exactly what that possibility is, Jim, but as we said, everyone, the news is out there.

If there are people that are highly passionate, um, that want to invest in the franchise going forward, there is a window.

Um, you know, it's not a huge window, uh, but there is a window.

The time is now for us to, to try to solve for this.

I've read some of the speculation about what a 10 team comp could look like.

Some of them magically turn a year into about 56 weeks rather than 52 weeks, which I would love because I want as big a window for Super Rugby Pacific as, as I can get.

But yeah, I mean, I, again, I don't want to talk specifics, but there is work that has already been done and that is ongoing looking at all the possibilities.

And, you know, we will certainly be,

We're continuing to work that and through all the little lenses that we've always talked about, you know, what makes sense for fans, what generates value that helps sustain this ecosystem that then can help clubs thrive and not have to go through these troubling circumstances that we're talking about.

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