Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast

My guest in the Bure this week is Auckland Blues star Josh Fusitu'a who takes me through the amazing journey that he's currently on.

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Welcome to the final edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast.

This episode features a chat from April 2024 with Ikale Tahi legend Nili Latu who reflected on his playing and coaching career. The episode where this interview originally featured remains one of the most popular episodes of the Coconut Wireless Podcast to date.

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Welcome to the forth edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast.

This episode features a talanoa from May 2023 with Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua who was the head coach of Manu Samoa at the time and was preparing for the Rugby World Cup in France later that year.

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Welcome to the third edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast.

This episode features an interview from April 2023 that I had with Simon Raiwalui who was the Flying Fijians coach at the time and was in the midst of preparations for the Rugby World Cup being held later that year. This chat features Simon's reflections on his own rugby career as well as his plans and aspirations for the upcoming World Cup where his team would beat...

Welcome to another edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast.

This episode features a chat that I had in June 2023 with the then current (now former) Fijiana national team and Fijiana Drua Super W team captain Sereima Leweniqila. An incredible player on the field and a talismanic leader off it, Sereima was in the midst of a struggle to secure payments that the and her teammates believed were owed to the Fijiana playing group by Fiji Rugby's...

Here's a quick breakdown of the results of the pool draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, detailing which teams are in which pools and the key matchups in each pool.

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Welcome to the first edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast.

This episode features a chat that I had in October 2024 with legendary sports broadcaster Greg Clark who gave some of his time to chat about his experiences commentating The Fijian Drua home games and his book "The Rise of The Drua: How a Rugby Dream Captivated a Nation"

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Sam Tupou, Jake Ah Sue and Aiden Burkhart from the Titans Rugby club based in Honolulu, Hawaii. They take me through the ins and outs of their club and the rugby scene in Hawaii.

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My guest in the Bure this week is Manusina backrower Utu Atonio who was good enough to share her story of working her way up to the pinacle of the sport where she had the opportunity to represent Samoa at the 2025 Rugby World Cup.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Moana Pasifika's Pathways Manager Francis Stowers. Listen as Francis takes me through the amazing work that he and his team are doing to build and strengthen rugby pathways for the next generation of Moana Pasifika stars.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Ikale Tahi representative and MLR stalwart Tupou Ma'afu Afungia. Listen to his journey and the lessons he's picked up along the way.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Tongan test representative and Penina Pasifika and North Harbour Hibiscus star Manu Huni-Poese. Listen to her incredible story and more in this wonderful chat.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Chiefs & Bay of Plenty lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi who reflects on his rugby journey and the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Colomiers Rugby & Ikale Tahi prop Phillip Kite who talks to me about his rugby career and the rewards and challenges that have come with moving overseas to pursue his dream.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Northland Taniwha backrower Terrell Peita who talks to me about his inspirational journey both on and off the field.

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My guest in The Bure this week is former USA Women's Eagles captain Karameli Faaee who talks to me about her incredible transition from a legendary playing career to a wonderful coaching career.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Fijian representative Iris Verebalavu of the Uni-Norths Owls Rugby club, a community rugby club based in Canberra, Australia. She takes me through her journey with The Owls and unpacks how their commitment to combining quality rugby development with a family-like culture has turned the Owls into one of the premier clubs...

Listen in as I break down the final week of Pacific Nations Cup playoffs:

Manu Samoa vs Chile

Ikale Tahi vs Canada

Flying Fijians vs Japan

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My guest in The Bure this week is All Blacks, Manu Samoa and AU/NZ XV representative Jeffery Toomaga-Allen who takes me through his incredible journey and his outlook on daily life.

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Tune in as I break down the Pacific Nations Cup semi final and 5th place play-off action from the past weekend.

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My guest in The Bure this week is All Blacks Sevens and Manu Samoa representative Murphy Taramai who takes me through his amazing career and the lessons he's learned along the way.

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Tune in as I break down the clash between the Manu Samoa and The Flying Fijians from the third round of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup and discuss the Fijiana and Manusina results from the Women's Rugby World Cup this weekend.

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My guest in The Bure this week is North Harbour lock Felix Kalapu who takes me through the lessons he has learned during his career which has taken him around the world.

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Tune in as I break down the clash between the Flying Fijians and Ikale Tahi from the second round of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup and discuss the Fijiana and Manusina results from the Women's Rugby World Cup this weekend.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Brooks and Iain from the Oregon Ducks Rugby club, a rugby program that represents the University of Oregon in Eugene, USA. They takes me through the history of the club as well as well and offer their insights into the thriving college rugby scene in the USA.

Tune in as I break down the clash between Ikale Tahi and Manu Samoa from the first round of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup!

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It's that time of year again where we watch the best of The Pacific clash with the best of North America to claim the Pacific Nations Cup title.

Listen as I breakdown the history of the tournament, the teams involved and the layout of the current conference style format.

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My guest in The Bure this week is All Blacks and Manu Samoa legend Charlie Faumuina who gives me an insight into his journey and the mindset of the All Blacks.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Flying Fijians star and new Fijian Drua recruit Temo Mayanavanua who takes me through the journey from playing rugby league in high school to playing code all around the world and representing Fiji on the international stage.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Fijiana, Fijian Drua and ACT Brumbies veteran Anna Korovata who takes me through her incredible journey and gives me some insights into the female rugby landscape both in Fiji and Australia.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Adam Fletcher, President of the Penrith Emus Rugby Club.

Adam takes me through the history of the club, their connection to the local area of Western Sydney and how the club is rebuilding themselves after a challenging few years.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Wallabies legend Mark Gerrard who takes me through his incredible journey from almost signing with the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL to representing Australia in the Wallabies jersey.

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My guest in The Bure this week is ACT Brumbies and Wallaroos hooker Katalina Amosa who speaks about her rugby journey and her preparations for the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

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As this episode is dropping during NAIDOC in Australia I have invited a very special guest to join me in The Bure this week in proud Yuin and Bidjigal man and Wallabies legend Glen Ella. Glen takes me through his amazing career as a player and coach and also speaks about the upcoming clash between the First Nations & Pasifika XV and the British & Irish Lions.

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Tune in as I break down the action in what was billed by many as a Wallabies' "warm up match" against the Flying Fijians in Newcastle, Australia this weekend and hear how the inaugural Vuvale Bowl clash unfolded.

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My guest in The Bure this week is former pro rugby player Alfie Mafi who joins me to talk about his incredible rugby career, transitioning to life after rugby and learning from mistakes made along the way.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Liam Murphy & Nick Jansen from the Tottonians RFC, a rugby club based in Totton, Southampton, UK. They takes me through the history of the club as well as it's strong ties to the local community.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Australian Wallaroos captain Siokapesi Palu who joins me to talk about her rugby career, the lessons thwe Wallaroos learned in the 2025 Pacific Four Series and the team's preparations for the upcoming World Cup.

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My guest in The Bure this week is New Zealand Sevens star and Olympic gold medalist Manaia Nuku who joins the podcast to talk about the journey that has taken her all around the world.

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My guest in The Bure this week is gli Azzurri representative Jimmy Tuivaiti who joins me to talk about the journey that took him from trying to crack the Auckland Blues squad in Super Rugby to playing for Italy in the 6 Nations competition.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Fijiana 7's & 15's representative Mima Ravisa who joins me to talk about her incredible rugby career which includes representing Fiji in Rugby 7's & 15's as well as Rugby League.

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Tune in as I break down the action from round 15, unpack to Pac Four Series and do a short post mortem of the Chiefs' crushing victory over Moana Pasifika.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Trey Gaudet who is the Head Coach of the Northwest Missouri Bulls rugby team, a high school focused 7's Rugby program based in Burlington Junction, Missouri, USA. He takes me through how this young program was built and has achieved huge success in it's relative infancy.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Abel Vili from the Newcastle Pasifika team based in Newcastle, Australia. He takes me through how a regular game of touch footy aimed at helping a group of friends stay connected after Covid lead them to start a team designed to bring together and represent the local Pasifika community.

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Tune in as I break down the action from round 13 and sopeak on the Fijian Drua clash with the Auckland Blues in Suva. Moana Pasifika back rower Miracle Faiilangi also joins the pod to speak about the season so far and to give us a sneak peek at what we can expect from their upcoming clash against the Blues at North Harbour Stadium this week in round 14.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

This instalment of the Club Corner series features Ryan Gray from the West Des Moines Wombats Rugby Club based in Iowa, USA. He takes me through the journey that lead him and a few friends to start a brand new rugby club aimed not only at playing rugby but also promoting rugby.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Ikale Tahi and Miami Sharks representative Tau Koloamatangi who joins me to talk about his rugby career, you unique journey to represent the Kingdom of Tonga in the Ikale Tahi jersey and his current club, The Miami Sharks.

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Tune in as I break down the huge Fijian Drua win over the NSW Waratahs and Moana Pasifika's clash with the ACT Brumbies. Moana Pasifika lock Tom Savage also joins the pod to speak about the match with the Brumbies and also to look ahead to this week's "Battle of the Pacific" clash with the Fijian Drua.

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The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love.

The first instalment of the Club Corner series features Tyler Inkley, Thomas Heaton and Shane "Seg" Seggar from the Hawaii Harlequins RFC based in Honolulu, Hawaii. They take me through the club's long history, the club's unique culture and their current run into the finals of this year's season.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Tongan Rugby 7's representative Potolaka Maake who joins me to talk about his rugby career and the current plight of Tonga 7's who along with nations like Samoa and Japan are trying to regain qualification to take part in the HSBC Rugby 7's World Series.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Japan Brave Blossoms representative William Tupou who joins me to talk about finding new and unexpected opportunities after moving to Japan to play rugby as well as his new app P2P Sport which aims to revolutionize and democratize the sports business landscape.

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My guest in The Bure this week is former Wallaby Taqele Naiyaravoro who joins me to talk about his experiences in the Fijian rugby scene, lessons he took from his time in the NRL and his possible cameo for the Classic Wallabies in their proposed match against the Classic British & Irish Lions later this year.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Western Force front rower Hannah Palelei who joins me to talk about the state of rugby in Western Australia and reflect on her own amazing rugby journey.

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Tune in as I break down the historic Moana Pasifika win over the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night.

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My guest in The Bure this week is former Ikale Tahi front rower Tevita Mailau who takes me through his expansive, globe trotting career and shares a yarn of almost packing down next to Andrew Fifita at the 2015 Rugby World Cup (RWC).

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Tune in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 6 Fijian Drua Men & Women's matches against the Western Force and listen as special guest, Moana Pasifika hooker Sama Malolo gives the inside scoop on Moana Pasifika's clash with the Chiefs on Friday night.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Commonwealth Games and Olympic gold medalist and Black Ferns stalwart Alena Saili who takes me through the incredible peaks and troughs that come with a hugely successful rugby career and the support system that has enabled her to persevere through it.

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Tune in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 5 Fijian Drua Men & Women's matches against the ACT Brumbies.

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My guest in The Bure this week is rugby rugby writer and author Geoff Parkes who talks to me about his book "A Year in The Life & Death of The Melbourne Rebels" and the events surrounding the axing of the Rebels franchise at the end of the 2024 Super Rugby season.

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Tune in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 4 Fijian Drua Men & Women and Moana Pasifika matches and discuss the troubling events surrounding The Fijian Drua's recent trip to Napier, NZ.

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My guest in The Bure this week is rugby veteran and sports media broadcaster, Sam Wykes who takes me through his amazing playing career in the Super Rugby and Japanese club competitions as well as his current work in the sports media industry.

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Tune in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 3 Fijian Drua Men & Women and Moana Pasifika matches.

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My guest in The Bure this week is rugby journeyman, Taniela Ramasibana who takes me through his incredible rugby journey that has taken him to France, Fiji and the UK where he currently plays for the Doncaster Knights.

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Tune in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 2 Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika matches.

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Listen in as I break down the events, positives and not-so-positives from the Round 1 Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika matches.

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My guest in The Bure this week is the (Australian) Rugby Union Players Association's National Cultural Leadership Manager and the Wallabies' Player Development Manager, Moana Leilua.

Listen as she takes me through the amazing work that she and RUPA do for professional rugby players in Australia and also the important work being done by Player Development Managers around the game as a whole.

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My guest in The Bure this week is the first ever captain of the Fijian Drua and all-round Fiji Rugby legend, Nemani Nagusa who takes me through his amazing rugby career, what it was like in the early days of the Fijian Drua and gives us his tip for the Drua vs Brumbies round 1 clash this weekend.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Fijian Drua recruit and Flying Fijians stalwart Peni Ravai who gives me his thoughts on coming home to Fiji after a globe trotting club career as well as a look back on his amazing international career with the Flying Fijians.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Moana Pasifika star and Ikale Tahi representative Lotu Inisi who gives me an update on the current Moana Pasifika pre-season as well as a look back on his amazing year in 2024 for both Moana Pasifika as well as Tonga.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Suresnes star JJ Taulagi who shares his story about his growing up in a gifted sporting family and forging his own path in Rugby, spending time in the NRC and SUper Rugby comps before heading over to Europe.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Eastwood Rugby Club prop Salesi Maumalanga who shares his story about his journey through the Shute Shield rugby competition, the lessons that he's learned along the way and his current role in passing on those lessons to younger players at his club.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Jason Tomane. Listen to him speak about his incredible rugby career which has taken him from Sunnybank in QLD Australia to Hong Kong and then Romania where he has now become a stalwart of the Romanian national side.

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My guest in The Bure this week is Western Sydney Two Blues back rower Satisi Likiafu. Listen to him speak about his journey across two different Shute Shield clubs and the lessons he's picked up along the way.

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The guest in The Bure for the very first Talanoa Session episode is Frederick Ralulu, an emerging rugby player who has spent time playing in The Skipper Cup (Fiji) and Shute Shield (Australia) competitions as well as two years in The Fijian Drua's development system.

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This episode we break down the overall tours of the Flying Fijians and Ikale Tahi Tonga before discussing some newly announced fixtures surrounding next year's British & Irish Lions series in Australia and finish off by discussing the recent media storm around TJ Perenara's final Haka two weeks ago.

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This week we dive into recaps of the Flying Fijians vs Wales, Tonga vs Romania and the Wallabies vs England before discussing Seilala Mapusua's appointment to Moana Pasifika's coaching team and finally I discuss the squad announcements for the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika's 2025 Super Rugby season.

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We kick things off by unpacking the events and fallout from the 57-17 defeat that Fiji suffered at the hands of a relentless Scottish side over the weekend before I discuss some offseason singings for the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika Super Rugby clubs. Finish up with an update on the Fijian Drua Development Academy with was launched late last week.

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