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The Super Rugby Pacific boss is trying to smooth the waters over the treatment of the travelling Fijian Drua in New Zealand

The Super Rugby Pacific boss is trying to smooth the waters over the treatment of the travelling Fijian Drua in New Zealand

7 March 2025

The chorus of outrage is growing after the side had to pile into the back of a truck to get to their hotel, when their bus went AWOL after they arrived at midnight.

The Drua were also told they couldn't get a late check-out, unlike their hosts, the Hurricanes ... from the same Napier hotel.

The Fijians complained ... Super CEO Jack Mesley has addressed the problems.

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