Moana Pasifika will not compete in next year’s Super Rugby Pacific season after New Zealand Rugby rejected multiple bids to save the financially troubled franchise.According to media reports, the club was placed into liquidation in May after previous owners, the Pasifika Medical Association, said...

Sport NZ said it is working with the appointed liquidators to seek repayment.

New Zealand Rugby has ruled that the $12m plan lacked the financial security it needed.