Jamie Wall: “Had that team [Moana Pasifika] had proper funding, had it…”

“I was going to just say that and interrupt you there. How much of it is just to do with that? I'd. Well, all of it, really. Because Had that team [Moana Pasifika] had proper funding, had it been set up the same way as all the other teams had, where they're essentially underwritten by New Zealand rugby. And you can see that there are. This situation has happened before. You know, the Highlanders were in trouble. They were bailed out. The Otago Rugby Union was in trouble as well.” (04:43–04:54)

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