Reds steady in wet to beat Rebels
It wasn’t pretty but the Queensland Reds ensured James O’Connor would celebrate his 100th Super Rugby appearance with a win at Suncorp Stadium.
It wasn’t pretty but the Queensland Reds ensured James O’Connor would celebrate his 100th Super Rugby appearance with a win at Suncorp Stadium.
Having recovered from Covid-19, some key Reds, including James O’Connor and Jordan Petaia, will return to Queensland duty this weekend.
Travel restrictions caused by Covid-19 have led to next year’s Super Rugby Pacific schedule being changed.
New Zealand teams well and truly have bragging rights after the first week of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rugby Australia staff have been left devastated by the governing body’s decision to stand down 75 per cent of its employees as the game remains on the brink of financial ruin amid the COVID-19 crisis.
As rugby nations around the world face insolvency amid the current pandemic, the game, against all odds, has an opportunity to secure its future for good, writes JAMIE PANDARAM.
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