A Pacific rugby consortium claims politics within the sport are preventing a bid to save Moana Pasifika. 

The Super Rugby franchise is being disbanded at the end of the season by the current owners. 

However, Kanaloa Rugby claims to have the finances and plans to keep the side afloat. 

Chief executive Tracy Atiga told Mike Hosking that Moana boss Debbie Sorensen is preventing the bid going further. 

She says they would like to see their offer in the hands of the company’s directors – there's a lot of risk to them regarding money owed to the Government, which is something that shouldn’t just be pushed to the side. 

“If you've got a, a consortium like us that have been around for 22 years, you know, you should be at least agreeing to meet with that group.” 

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