A great team can be formed from the ashes of this trainwreck. England didn’t make it out of the group stage in 2015,only to make it to the final in 2019. It can be done.
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan answers questions about his future,the fallout from the Wallabies’ darkest day and Eddie Jones’ secret job interview.
Eddie Jones was supposed to restore the glory days to Australian rugby. Instead,he has overseen a slow-moving car crash with one eye on the exit door.
Eddie Jones said he took umbrage with the questioning about a meeting with Japanese rugby officials.
The Rugby Australia boss and REA chairman has capped off what is arguably the strongest half-year recorded in Sydney’s trophy home market.
The Rugby Australia chairman has antagonised the NRL and New Zealand Rugby in a bid to “take a stand and fight for what’s ours”.
New Zealand have responded positively to the latest push for a Super Rugby player draft,driven by Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan. But Australian players want more information.
The Roosters coach is adamant Joseph Suaalii won’t be leaving early to join rugby,but there continues to be no love lost between the rival codes.
A scorched earth policy is fine until you burn your own villagers. And with one official claiming Super Rugby occupies “about 5 per cent” of head office’s time,it’s getting hot in the kitchen.
Not content with just shaking up the domestic game,the Rugby Australia chairman has his eyes on a bigger project.
An already strained relationship between Rugby Australia’s two most powerful men was exacerbated by the record deal to bring Joseph Suaalii to rugby.