Luai sees value in eventual Pasifika side in NRL

Jarome Luai says the NRL should be eyeing off a composite Pasifika side in its expansion plans. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Jarome Luai believes the NRL should consider further moves into the Pacific Islands, backing the prospect of a Polynesian team in future rounds of expansion.

Wednesday marked D-Day for the NRL's growing list of expansion hopefuls, as the game considers its path to 20 teams in the early stages of the next decade.