Rugby in crisis: How abysmal Tahs ruined the game
Empty stadiums, record losses, a sacked coach: It’s grim times for the Waratahs, which means grim times for Australian rugby. Worse still, the road back appears a long one.
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Vunivalu no certainty to start
Suliasi Vunivalu is again available for Queensland selection, but he might find it hard to secure a starting berth.
NSW will support banned former Bronco
Former Bronco Izaia Perese was given a rugby lifeline after being axed following drugs issues but has been banned for three weeks after his first game for his new club
Son of Sam set to be the Reds’ man
Angus Scott-Young hopes to make huge strides this season with more game time for the Queensland Reds.
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Wallabies set to join super-charged Shute Shield comp
The uncertainty surrounding the resumption of the Super Rugby competition is set to bring together the nation’s best talent for a 12-team Shute Shield competition. DETAILS ON START DATE
Ugly stalemate blocking potential $20m rescue package
Australian rugby’s cash-crippled economy is being denied a multimillion-dollar lifeline from World Rugby – and the Wallabies’ greatest rivals are set to cash-in on the RA-RUPA civil war.
Castle’s stay of execution as code, superstars suffer
Australian rugby’s biggest stars will be the worst affected when the pay cut negotiations finally end, with embattled boss Raelene Castle saying “The players recognise their responsibility in securing the future”.
Copy cats: Rugby could turn to NRL to save game
Rugby Australia will have their greatest rival to thank if the latest radical proposal to get the struggling 15-man code back up and running comes to fruition – but the left-field plan may not be enough to save Raelene Castle.
Revealed: secret mega bailout that could save rugby
The wolves are at the door – with the Waratahs to be stood down after again failing to strike a pay cut deal – but Rugby Australia could be kept afloat by a multi-million dollar helping hand.
Wallaby legend calls on Castle to come clean on future
As talks between Rugby Australia and the players’ union once more failed to reach an agreement over their pay dispute, Tim Horan insists it’s time for details on how the code can be saved to be shared.
Revealed: Castle’s ruthless pay-cut demands
Every Super Rugby player could be clubless by the end of Easter after embattled CEO Raelene Castle revealed Rugby Australia’s brutal pay-cut terms.
Broke in three months: rugby’s dire predicament
As their standoff with Rugby Australia gets ugly, Australia’s stars have been hit with the devastating warning the game they love could fold before the end of winter unless they agree to pay cuts.
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