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Phil Kearns has been the public face of Australia’s successful bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Former Wallabies skipper Phil Kearns gets some extra mojo

Kearns is CEO of home builder AV Jennings, which like the Wallabies, is well past its glory days.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell

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The Eastern Golf Course clubhouse was destroyed in a fire.

Power cut for golfers as club pulls plug on buggy batteries

The Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club cited fire safety concerns as it sent golfers’ electric buggy batteries home.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Phil Kearns was part of two World Cup-winning Australian sides, in 1991 (pictured with Michael Lynagh) and 1999.

How Kearns went from outspoken critic to 2027 Rugby World Cup hero

Phil Kearns was a big critic of Rugby Australia, until a new chairman saw an opportunity to harness the power and influence of the Wallabies great.

  • Georgina Robinson
Accor Stadium is one of three venues in Australia that could host a Rugby World Cup final.

Could Sydney stage the first indoor Rugby World Cup final in 2027?

States and venues are already jockeying for games in the 2027 Rugby World Cup and the NSW government is being urged to make a major investment to secure the final.

  • Iain Payten and Georgina Robinson
The QRU are furious a Rugby Australia official has criticised one of the country’s most successful coaches.

‘Not a team player’: Reds fume over Thorn knock

Provocative comments from a Rugby Australia official have fuelled speculation Dave Rennie’s successor is already set in stone.

  • Georgina Robinson
Tolu Latu

Au revoir Tolu: Kearns says Wallabies hooker must go

Tolu Latu is Australia’s most dynamic and well-rounded hooker in a problem position for the Wallabies. But is he worth the risk?

  • Georgina Robinson
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Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos and RWC bid executive director Phil Kearns.

‘No lay down misère’: Australia’s 2027 World Cup bid hangs in the balance

Rugby Australia is pulling out all stops to secure hundreds of millions in federal government support for its 2027 World Cup bid.

  • Georgina Robinson
Phil Kearns will lead a charm offensive among international rugby’s elite

Rugby Australia close in on $300m backing for 2027 World Cup bid

Australia’s World Cup bid bosses are about to launch a major charm offensive in England but there are some key promises they need to lock in at home first.

  • Georgina Robinson
Australia haven’t hosted the World Cup since 2003 – when England won an electrifying final against the hosts.

The World Cup should only have one home in 2027 – Australia

It’s a big week for Rugby Australia as they formally launch their bid for the 2027 World Cup in Sydney.

  • Andrew Mehrtens
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says, “We’re on the ground floor of a complete rebuild for rugby. But it’s taken a long time getting to this point, and it’ll take quite a few years to get out of it.”

Zero scrum game: is it too late to save rugby union?

Lauded by fans as “the game they play in heaven”, rugby union has gone to hell in a handbasket, beset for two decades by infighting, financial crises, declining audiences and fierce competition from the AFL and NRL. Can a new CEO and free-to-air TV deal get it kicking again?

  • Tim Elliott

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