The deputy chair of $92 billion investment management group Magellan takes charge of the game in a period of unprecedented turbulence.
The Rugby Australia directors baulked because Peter Wiggs was asking them to put aside due process and give the CEO job to a close friend.
Rugby Australia's former second in command agrees to step in for three to six months but the move means AOC boss Matt Carroll is out of the running.
After only 37 days on the turbulent Rugby Australia board,Peter Wiggs has quit his post.
Peter Wiggs has been painted as Australian rugby's saviour,but with two struggling sports businesses on his plate,is this one fixer-upper too many?
A missed text message and a wavering telco will continue to cause headaches for Rugby Australia,which is reeling from Raelene Castle's sudden exit.
Raelene Castle's resignation leaves Rugby Australia with a chasm to fill. One new director could be the person it looks to in the short term.
The beleaguered rugby boss called interim chairman Paul McLean on Thursday evening to hand in her resignation.
The meeting was set as one of the most respected Wallabies captains withdrew his support for the captains'letter which called for the RA administration to stand aside.
Australia's four highest-paid players will sacrifice $1 million between them under a pay deal set to be agreed between Rugby Australia and the players union.
Brett Godfrey,also head of the Tasmanian government's AFL Taskforce,has beaten former Ten boss Hamish McLennan to one of the three vacant spots on the Rugby Australia board.