Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast

My guest in the Bure this week is Manusina representative and ACT Brumbies squad member Clementine Utumapu who talks to me about the incredible rugby journey she is on at the moment.Please follow Clem on Instagram: ⁠InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

My guests in the Bure this week are Tracy Atiga, Matthew Atiga, Sam Tuitupou and Ben Atiga from Kanaloa Rugby who talk to me about their organisation's proud history as well as their current bid to rescue Moana Pasifika from collapse at the end of this Super Rugby season.⁠Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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 episode of the Club Corner series features Matt Austin from the First nations Lorikeets Rugby Club. He takes me through the Lorikeets' history and the wonderful work that they do off the field as well. Please follow and support the First Nations Lorikeets on Instagram: InstagramKeep up to date on the Lorikeets at their website:⁠ FNLRC | Join Our Team TodayIf you are in need any of the services listed below, please consider supporting the people who help support The Lorikeets:Liberty Finance - ⁠Loans for Free Thinkers | Find Your Loan | LibertyPlease rate and subscribe to the Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast wherever you listen to us!⁠

Catch this week's R&R where I break down the action from Super Round featuring the Highlanders vs Moana Pasifika and the Chiefs vs Fijian Drua matches. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Tune in as I go through the rugby news from this week, and preview the Super Round, Round 11 Super Rugby action heading our way.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Black Ferns and Blues Aupiki front rower Aldora Itunu who talks me through her incredible rugby career.Please follow Aldora on Instagram: InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

Catch this week's R&R where I break down the action from Round featuring the Waratahs hosting Moana Pasifika and the Brumbies hosting the Fijian Drua in Canberra. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Join myself and Michael Caudre of the Everyday Fijians Podcast as we break down the news surrounding the imminent departure of Fijian Drua head coach Glen Jackson and what this means for the Drua going forward.Please catch Mike on the Everyday Fijians Podcast:Apple Podcast App: ⁠Everyday Fijians - Podcast - Apple Podcasts⁠Spotifty:⁠Spotify – Web Player⁠Instagram: ⁠Instagram⁠Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠Instagram

Tune in to this short rundown of the chaotic past couple of days surrounding Moana Pasifika and their possible folding at the end of this Super Rugby Season.Please follow and rate the Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast wherever you listen in!

My guest in the Bure this week is Waikato and Chiefs Manawa star Leata Puni-Lio who shares her amazing story of rising up the rugby ranks to rep her region at Super Rugby level.Please follow Leata on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠Instagram⁠

Catch this week's R&R where I break down the action from Round featuring Moana Pasifika hosting The Chiefs and the Drua hosting the Force for their final match at Churchill Park this season. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Blues Aupiki and Black ferns Sevens star Danii Mafoe who talks to me about the incredible rugby journey that she is currently on.Please follow Danii on Instagram: InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

Tune in for a short notice special episode discussing the sad departure of coach Byrne from the Flying Fijians, his achievements while in the role and where to next for the Flying Fijians?Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Gungahlin Eagles and ACT Brumbies front rower Martha Fua who takes me through the journey that has seen her come through the mighty Blacktown Scorpions and the Parramatta Eels systems before coming to the ACT and earning her place within the Brumbies organisation.Please follow Martha on Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠Instagram⁠

Catch this week's R&R where I break down the action from Round 7 featuring Moana Pasifika hosting The Highlanders and the Drua travelling to Auckland to face the Blues as well as the Wallaroos vs Fijiana test held in Canberra over the weekend. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Tune in as I go through the rugby news from this week, preview the Round 7 Super Rugby action heading our way and have a chat with Moana Pasifika fullback William Havili about what they're looking forward to this week against the Highlanders.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram

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 Zach Getson from the Dallas Harlequins Rugby Club based in Dallas, Texas. He takes me through the hsitory and current affairs of this incredible club.Please follow and support the Dallas Harlequins on Instagram: InstagramKeep up to date on the Dallas Harlequins at their website:Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football ClubIf you are based in the Dallas area and need any of the services provided by the organisations listed below, please consider supporting the people who help support The Harlequins:Kalogridis International - Kalogridis InternationalATCAP Partners - ATCAP Partners | Focused Strategies. Exceptional Results.Scheef & Stone Solid Counsel - Scheef & Stone - Scheef & Stone, LLPSettler's Table Bakery & Deli - Settler's TableHackberry Fishing - Lodging | Charter Fishing | Boat Stalls | Hackberry Fishing Camp & Marina, LLCPlease rate and subscribe to the Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast wherever you listen to us!Instagram

Catch this week's R&R where I break down the action from Round 6 featuring The Fijian Drua hostying The QLD Reds in Lautoka and Moana Pasifika returning to North Harbour Stadium to host the high flying Crusaders. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Tune in as I go through the rugby news from this week, preview the Round 6 Super Rugby action heading our way and have a chat with Moana Pasifika scrumhalf Joel Lam about how the team is going and what they're looking forward to this week at North Harbour Stadium.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Saracens and Manu Samoa prop Tietie Tuimauga who takes me through his incrfedible rugby career and reflects on Manu Samoa's qualifaction for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.Please follow Tietie on Instagram:⁠ InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: Instagram

Listen in as I break down the action from Round 5 featuring an historic match between The Fijian Drua and The ACT Brumbies in Ba, Western Fiji and the Battle of the '09 between The Blues & Moana Pasifika. Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Listen in as I break down the rugby news from the past week, preview the Round 5 Super Rugby action heading our way and have a chat with Moana Pasifika outide back Glen Vaihu about what he and the team are preparing for in the Battle of The '09 this weekend.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: ⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Tasman Mako and Crusaders squad member Tomasi Maka who talks to me about his amazing journey and the next step in his career with the mighty Crusaders.Please follow Tomasi on Instagram:InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠Instagram

Listen in as I break down the action from Round 4 featuring Moana Pasifika travelling to face the Chiefs. The Drua enjoyed a well earned week off after their heroics in the wet in Lautoka last week so there is no Drua match to go through.Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠⁠Instagram

Listen in as I break down the rugby news from the past week, preview the round 4 Super Rugby action heading our way and have a chat with Moana Pasifika lock Allan Craig about what hes expecting from The Chiefs this week.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is recently retired professional rugby player Tiaan Tauakipulu who talks to me about his incredible rugby career and his current transition into life after professional rugby.Please follow Tiaan on Instagram:⁠ InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠Instagram

Tune in as I break down the action from Round 3 featuring the Moana Pasifika hosting the Western Force and the Fijian Drua returning to Churchill Park to host the Hurricanes.Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Manu Samoa and Moana Pasifika's powerhouse centre Lalomilo Lalomilo who talks to me about his incredible career and Manu Samoa's Rugby World Cup qualification run in Dubai at the end of 2025.Please follow Milo on Instagram:InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:Instagram

Tune in as I break down the action from Round 2 including the Hurricanes hosting Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua travelling to Sydney to take on the NSW Waratahs.Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:⁠Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Moana Pasifika lock Alefosio Aho who takes me through the amazing rugby journey that he is currently on.Please follow Alefosio on Instagram:@alefosioahofualaloPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

Tune in as I break down the action from Round 1 including the Battle of The Pacific clash between the Fijian Drua & Moana Pasifika.Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen and follow the podcast on Insta:Instagram

Listen in as I go through Moana Pasifika's new signings, departing players and my overall predictions for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season.Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:⁠Instagram

Join myself and Michael Caudre of the Everyday Fijians Podcast as we go through the Fijian Drua's new signings, departing players, new home venue in Ba and our overall hopes and predictions for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season.Please catch Mike on the Everyday Fijians Podcast:Apple Podcast App: Everyday Fijians - Podcast - Apple PodcastsSpotifty:Spotify – Web PlayerInstagram: InstagramPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:Instagram

My guest in the Bure this week is Manu Samoa and Munster front rower Mikaele (Michael) Alaalatoa who discusses his incredible career and reflects on a monumental 2025 campaign.Please follow Mikaele on Instagram:@m_alaalatoaPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

In place of the regular Club Corner episode which usually close out each month, we are lucky to be able to bring you a very special Talanoa with David Algie who is the driving force and custodian of the rugby's international lineal world titles, the Raeburn Shield (men) and Utrecht Shield (women). Listen to the story of how a concept dreamt up amongst rugby mad mates in a chat room in 2008 has developed into a global movement which is rapidly gaining recognition from fans and players alike.Please follow the Raeburn & Utrecht Shields on social media:Instagram: @raeburnshield @utrechtshieldTikTok: @raeburnshield @utrechtshieldWebsite: www.raeburnshield.comPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

My guest in the Bure this week is QLD Reds scrumhalf Kalani Thomas who discusses his roots in the Northern Territory, his recent debut for the Wallabies and many other aspects of his incredible career.Please follow Kalani on Instagram:@kalani_thomas_Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

My guest in the Bure this week is Moana Pasifika prop Abraham Pole who talks to me about the incredible rugby journey that he is currently onPlease follow Hame on Instagram:@abrahampole_Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow Josh on Instagram:@joshuafusituaPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcastPlease check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram:@coconutwirelesspodcast

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. Please follow Seilala on Instagram:@seilalamapusuaPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcastPlease check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram:@coconutwirelesspodcast

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 the higher ranked Wallabies in the pool stages to achieve a quarter finals berth.Please follow Simon on Instagram:@simon_raiwaluiPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcastPlease check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram:@coconutwirelesspodcast

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 administration at the time that we spoke.Please follow Sereima Leweniqila on Instagram:@imzzyleweniqilaPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcastPlease check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram:@coconutwirelesspodcast

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.Let us know what you think in the comments!Please follow The Dua Moana Rugby Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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"Please follow Greg Clark on Instagram:@greg_clarkiePlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow and support the Titans on Instagram: @titansrugby_hawaiiIf you are based in the Honolulu and need any of the services provided by the organisations listed below, please consider supporting the people who help support The Titans:Liquid Death Beverages - https://liquiddeath.comTurning Point Chiropractic - www.tpchiro.comSoul Signature Tattoo Parlor - www.soulsignaturetattoo.comReMixx bar & Grill - www.remixxbarandgrill.comPlease rate and subscribe to the Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast wherever you listen to us!

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.Please follow Utu on Instagram:@utu.atonioPlease follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow Tupou on Instagram:@maafu_afungia16Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow Manu on Instagram:@mc_huniPlease follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast

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.Please follow Naitoa and Kurt Eklund's fishing adventures on Baitman & Rodin's Instagram page:@baitmanandrodinPlease follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram:@duamoanapodcast