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How good is the work from West Coast Rugby Museum ?

Here's a wonderful photo of the 1956 Māori All Blacks doing their haka, before their match against West Coast, at Rugby Park in Greymouth.

In a thrilling match in front of a large crowd, the Māori were victorious, 26-20.

For colour archive film of the game, follow the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFwXw1CO9Tg

The battle for the future of Moana Pasifika has taken a new turn with Kanaloa Rugby revealing its takeover bid is backed by four Pacific rugby unions.

Speaking to William Terite on PMN’s Pacific Mornings on Wednesday, Kanaloa chief executive Tracy Atiga said Sāmoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, and Niue rugby unions had all endorsed the consortium’s push to take over the struggling Super Rugby franchise.

The comments come days after Moana Pasifika shareholders moved to place the club into liquidation - leaving players, staff, and supporters uncertain about what happens next.

Pacific rugby unions back Kanaloa bid as Moana Pasifika future hangs in the balance Kanaloa Rugby chief executive Tracy Atiga says Sāmoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Niue rugby unions have formally backed the group’s bid to take over Moana Pasifika amid the club’s liquidation.

Tracy Atiga, from Kanaloa Rugby, said they are still waiting to hear back from New Zealand Rugby about their proposal to save the club.

She told Pacific Waves she was not surprised by the liquidation.

"It was actually something that we were preparing for, because you get to a point with with these types of things in business, and you kind of know what the next steps will be," she said.

"Even though it wasn't what we had hoped for, we understood that that was a potential outcome, and it's come to fruition now. So we just got to move forward and new strategy, and go from there."

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved.

Shareholders of Moana Pasifika have voted to appoint liquidators to the franchise's holding company.

Read the full story, linked below.