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Super Rugby: World Rugby confirms funding package for Pacific Island teams – Stuff.co.nz
Inclusion of Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby a step closer thanks to annual $2.3 million funding package.
The inclusion of two Pacific Island sides in Super Rugby is another step closer thanks to a World Rugby financial package.
World Rugby has confirmed a £1.2m (NZ$2.3 million) annual funding package for an initial three-year period to support the two franchises, Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, in joining Super Rugby from 2022.
Both franchises will also be supported by their respective unions and private equity funding.
The decision was made following a detailed financial, performance and commercial…
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