September
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australian rugby’s problems only look to be getting worse
The problems with Australian rugby extend far beyond the coaching box or those who wear the jersey.
- James Curran
Wallabies clinch last-gasp comeback win in Argentina
It took a penalty from substitute Ben Donaldson on the buzzer to secure a victory that could put Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign back on track.
- Murray Wenzel
July
‘It sucks’: Distraught Aussie women walk away from rugby empty-handed
The sevens team came into the Games set for gold, but against Canada and then the US they watched a medal almost literally sprint away from them.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
The cheeky Bob Hawke quip that could deliver our first gold medal
They delivered an 18-0 drubbing to the Americans in their sevens quarter-final after drawing inspiration from some blunt speaking by Bob Hawke.
- Staff writers
New-look Wallabies out to move on from World Cup fiasco
Captain Liam Wright is confident survivors of the team’s disastrous France campaign can use the ordeal to help them rise from a lowly world ranking of No.9.
- Darren Walton
June
Who were the 15 greatest Wallabies of all time?
In a new book, author and indispensable rugby commentator Gordon Bray had a brutal task picking from the 900 players who have represented Australia over 125 years.
- James Curran
May
Legal action vowed against Rugby Australia after Melbourne Rebels axed
Troubled rugby union club Melbourne Rebels has been shut down after 14 seasons.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing and Zoe Samios
Melbourne Rebels survive but fight with ATO, Rugby Australia not over
Former Melbourne Rebels director Georgia Widdup said the decision meant plans for a “financially sustainable future” could progress.
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
PwC dragged into Melbourne Rebels fight, Rugby Australia alleges bias
Tensions over the future of the Victorian rugby union club escalated dramatically on Thursday when Rugby Australia fired off a letter to PwC.
- Zoe Samios
April
Rugby Australia stakeholders oust director, former NRL exec elected
The governing body’s shareholders were required to vote for five board directors at the annual general meeting. Only four were elected.
- Zoe Samios
Melbourne Rebels may have traded insolvent since 2018: PwC
The rugby union club’s administrator, PwC, recommends it be rescued rather than liquidated to ensure creditors and staff receive the most money possible.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
Ex-NRL executive in frame for Rugby Aus board as club tensions mount
Alexi Baker is one of two candidates up for election at the company’s AGM as it tries to rebuild the game and change its fortunes.
- Zoe Samios
Leigh Clifford-backed consortium moves to takeover Melbourne Rebels
A group led by the former Qantas chairman is trying to move the rugby union team, which collapsed into administration this year, to the city’s western suburbs.
- Zoe Samios
January
Melbourne Rebels headed for voluntary administration
The BRC Capital-backed club has been asked by Rugby Australia to seek external advice amid a deterioration in its finances.
- Zoe Samios and Jessica Sier
Hiro Brands calls in administrators, 120 jobs on the line
The cosmetics and personal care group is backed by BRC Capital. KPMG said the majority of positions would go if the company could not be sold.
- Zoe Samios
December 2023
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels falls behind on tax bill, stadium fees
While the ATO is demanding its directors pay up, the club’s chairman, Paul Docherty, insists the team is financially viable.
- Zoe Samios
November 2023
Inside the Zoom board meetings which flipped rugby on its back
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is gone, and he’s made sure everyone knows it. But where to from here?
- Zoe Samios and Mark Di Stefano
Ares, Pacific Equity Partners line up for Rugby Australia debt
Negotiations with credit providers are entering extra time as the code looks for $60 million.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Updated
- Hamish McLennan
New Rugby boss Dan Herbert says ‘everyone recognises’ game is broken
But deposed chairman Hamish McLennan, who was ousted in a boardroom coup on Sunday, has warned his exit will lead to “more division ... not less”.
- Updated
- Kylar Loussikian and Zoe Samios
- Updated
- Business of sport
Future of Rugby chair in balance after emergency board meeting
But Hamish McLennan says the state unions that want him out are self-interested and waging a “grubby” smear campaign.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios