New Zealand Rugby have said they're keen for a Pasifika side to join a new Super Rugby competition but are yet to make any concrete decision on where the team would be based or whether it would be run by national unions or a private group.
Mapusua, who was appointed earlier this month, said that one of his key messages to the selection panel was to increase the local player pool and focus on improving pathways to the national team.
"Development on the island is massive for me," he said from Dunedin.
"That's a big part of the foundation of the national team.
