Konrad Toleafoa

New Zealand-born flanker Konrad Toleafoa has become a familiar source of energy and aggression in the Moana Pasifika forward pack. Schooled in the New Zealand age-grade system, he represented his country at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship before committing to the Pasifika cause in Super Rugby. Toleafoa is a relentless worker. His value lies in the unglamorous areas of the game: chasing kicks, hitting rucks, making tackles in waves and competing hard at the breakdown to disrupt opposition ball. That defensive intensity makes him a natural fit for a Moana Pasifika side built on passion, physicality and the proud rugby traditions of the Pacific Islands. As a loose forward, he offers his coaches dependable structure on defence and useful support play in attack, often arriving to secure quick ruck ball or add weight to a maul. Toleafoa has established himself as a key cog in the Moana Pasifika pack, a player whose appetite for the contest embodies the team's identity and whose consistency continues to anchor their forward effort.