The tone will be set early for round eight with Moana Pasifika’s historic first game in Samoa on Friday.

Apia Park will turn into a cauldron for Moana Pasifika as they search for their first win of the season against the Queensland Reds at 5.05pm (AST). The highlight of Saturday comes in the form of a top of the table clash between the Hurricanes and Chiefs at the family friendly time of 2.35pm NZT.

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