It was no surprise to see the Waratahs lose to Moana Pasifika on Saturday - Tana Umaga’s high-scoring team are arguably the form team of the competition. Moana Pasifika have scored 165 points in their past four games, against the Waratahs, Crusaders, Chiefs and Hurricanes. The result leaves the Waratahs in sixth at halfway point, exactly the spot any realist would expect them to be. There was far too much hype around this squad at the start of the season, as much as coach Dan McKellar tried to hose that down. The unravelling on Saturday started at the set-piece early in the second half, with new hooker Ethan Dobbins struggling to connect with his jumpers and young prop Dan Botha pinged at scrum time. That’s all it takes against a momentum side such as Moana Pasifika, and a reminder of how depth decides where teams finish in Super Rugby Pacific, not necessarily the addition of some higher-profile starters. The real threat to Lolesio’s Lions spot