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    A MAUGER MISSION

    Dec 16, 2021 4 minutes

    Aaron Mauger has a bit to prove.

    As head coach of a start-up franchise he needs Moana Pasifika to do well in Super Rugby’s revamped Pacific competition, but not just for the sake of the franchise.

    Mauger needs to succeed as a head coach too after being let go by the Highlanders, having earlier been sacked by England club Leicester.

    So there is a bit resting on this new gig with Super Rugby’s new boys, not that Mauger is worried.

    “Moana Pasifika is the only head coaching job I would have taken on at this stage of my life,” he says.

    “I’ve been

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