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Illustration / Oliver Rusden; Main picture / Getty]]></media:description><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3RCG4JC35NANPLLHDDB6MLLWHU.jpg?auth=250e2d95a5982f68115bb99e4dcb98d0656d1cc71ea274d47b46b2dca280d125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=600" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="800"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3RCG4JC35NANPLLHDDB6MLLWHU.jpg?auth=250e2d95a5982f68115bb99e4dcb98d0656d1cc71ea274d47b46b2dca280d125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=460&amp;height=230" type="image/jpeg" height="230" width="460"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3RCG4JC35NANPLLHDDB6MLLWHU.jpg?auth=250e2d95a5982f68115bb99e4dcb98d0656d1cc71ea274d47b46b2dca280d125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720" type="image/jpeg" height="720" width="1280"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moana Pasifika: Government won’t step in to save struggling Super Rugby side, says Sports Minister]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-government-wont-step-in-to-save-struggling-super-rugby-side-says-sports-minister/PSKQDIMJCJAIHHIT5APNYEHNWA/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-government-wont-step-in-to-save-struggling-super-rugby-side-says-sports-minister/PSKQDIMJCJAIHHIT5APNYEHNWA/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Powell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There'll be no repeat of previous funding as the Super Rugby side face financial exodus.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:59:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBX6XZACU5EZHKPVIRRVZZBE3U.JPG?auth=dd3bbb4b6fee0327d655f4c9112c9dc6909fb17e80450db68a0ef775717a8baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=300&amp;height=300" type="image/jpeg" height="300" width="300"/><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Captain Miracle Fai'ilagi leads Moana Pasifika on to the field. Photo / Photosport]]></media:description><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBX6XZACU5EZHKPVIRRVZZBE3U.JPG?auth=dd3bbb4b6fee0327d655f4c9112c9dc6909fb17e80450db68a0ef775717a8baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=600" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="800"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBX6XZACU5EZHKPVIRRVZZBE3U.JPG?auth=dd3bbb4b6fee0327d655f4c9112c9dc6909fb17e80450db68a0ef775717a8baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=460&amp;height=230" type="image/jpeg" height="230" width="460"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBX6XZACU5EZHKPVIRRVZZBE3U.JPG?auth=dd3bbb4b6fee0327d655f4c9112c9dc6909fb17e80450db68a0ef775717a8baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720" type="image/jpeg" height="720" width="1280"/></item></channel></rss>