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My guest in the Bure this week is Manu Samoa and Munster front rower Mikaele (Michael) Alaalatoa who discusses his incredible career and reflects on a monumental 2025 campaign. Please follow Mikaele on Instagram: @m_alaalatoa Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

In place of the regular Club Corner episode which usually close out each month, we are lucky to be able to bring you a very special Talanoa with David Algie who is the driving force and custodian of the rugby's international lineal world titles, the Raeburn Shield (men) and Utrecht Shield (women). Listen to the story of how a concept dreamt up amongst rugby mad mates in a chat room in 2008 has developed into a global movement which is rapidly gaining recognition from fans and players alike. Please follow the Raeburn & Utrecht Shields on social media: Instagram: @raeburnshield @utrechtshield TikTok: @raeburnshield @utrechtshield Website: www.raeburnshield.com Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

My guest in the Bure this week is QLD Reds scrumhalf Kalani Thomas who discusses his roots in the Northern Territory, his recent debut for the Wallabies and many other aspects of his incredible career. Please follow Kalani on Instagram: @kalani_thomas_ Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

My guest in the Bure this week is Moana Pasifika prop Abraham Pole who talks to me about the incredible rugby journey that he is currently on Please follow Hame on Instagram: @abrahampole_ Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

My guest in the Bure this week is Auckland Blues star Josh Fusitu'a who takes me through the amazing journey that he's currently on. Please follow Josh on Instagram: @joshuafusitua Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

Welcome to the final edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast. This episode features a chat from April 2024 with Ikale Tahi legend Nili Latu who reflected on his playing and coaching career. The episode where this interview originally featured remains one of the most popular episodes of the Coconut Wireless Podcast to date. Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast Please check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram: @coconutwirelesspodcast

Welcome to the forth edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast. This episode features a talanoa from May 2023 with Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua who was the head coach of Manu Samoa at the time and was preparing for the Rugby World Cup in France later that year. Please follow Seilala on Instagram: @seilalamapusua Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast Please check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram: @coconutwirelesspodcast

Welcome to the third edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast. This episode features an interview from April 2023 that I had with Simon Raiwalui who was the Flying Fijians coach at the time and was in the midst of preparations for the Rugby World Cup being held later that year. This chat features Simon's reflections on his own rugby career as well as his plans and aspirations for the upcoming World Cup where his team would beat the higher ranked Wallabies in the pool stages to achieve a quarter finals berth. Please follow Simon on Instagram: @simon_raiwalui Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast Please check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram: @coconutwirelesspodcast

Welcome to another edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast. This episode features a chat that I had in June 2023 with the then current (now former) Fijiana national team and Fijiana Drua Super W team captain Sereima Leweniqila. An incredible player on the field and a talismanic leader off it, Sereima was in the midst of a struggle to secure payments that the and her teammates believed were owed to the Fijiana playing group by Fiji Rugby's administration at the time that we spoke. Please follow Sereima Leweniqila on Instagram: @imzzyleweniqila Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast Please check out the other great stories on the Coconut Wireless Podcast on Instagram: @coconutwirelesspodcast

Here's a quick breakdown of the results of the pool draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, detailing which teams are in which pools and the key matchups in each pool. Let us know what you think in the comments! Please follow The Dua Moana Rugby Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

Welcome to the first edition of the Rewind Wednesdays series featuring re-released and re-edited interviews from the Coconut Wireless Podcast, the show which birthed the Dua Moana Podcast. This episode features a chat that I had in October 2024 with legendary sports broadcaster Greg Clark who gave some of his time to chat about his experiences commentating The Fijian Drua home games and his book "The Rise of The Drua: How a Rugby Dream Captivated a Nation" Please follow Greg Clark on Instagram: @greg_clarkie Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

The Club Corner series is a chance to shine a light on and celebrate some of the grassroots rugby clubs around the globe who enable us to play and support the game that we love. This instalment of the Club Corner series features Sam Tupou, Jake Ah Sue and Aiden Burkhart from the Titans Rugby club based in Honolulu, Hawaii. They take me through the ins and outs of their club and the rugby scene in Hawaii. Please follow and support the Titans on Instagram: @titansrugby_hawaii If you are based in the Honolulu and need any of the services provided by the organisations listed below, please consider supporting the people who help support The Titans: Liquid Death Beverages - https://liquiddeath.comTurning Point Chiropractic - www.tpchiro.comSoul Signature Tattoo Parlor - www.soulsignaturetattoo.comReMixx bar & Grill - www.remixxbarandgrill.comPlease rate and subscribe to the Dua Moana Pasifika Rugby Podcast wherever you listen to us!

My guest in the Bure this week is Manusina backrower Utu Atonio who was good enough to share her story of working her way up to the pinacle of the sport where she had the opportunity to represent Samoa at the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Please follow Utu on Instagram: @utu.atonio Please follow the Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

My guest in The Bure this week is Moana Pasifika's Pathways Manager Francis Stowers. Listen as Francis takes me through the amazing work that he and his team are doing to build and strengthen rugby pathways for the next generation of Moana Pasifika stars. Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast

My guest in The Bure this week is Ikale Tahi representative and MLR stalwart Tupou Ma'afu Afungia. Listen to his journey and the lessons he's picked up along the way. Please follow Tupou on Instagram: @maafu_afungia16 Please follow The Dua Moana Podcast on Instagram: @duamoanapodcast