Waratahs ‘not good enough’ despite fighting effort
Chiefs winger runs riot as the Waratahs pay the price for an ordinary start and poor finish in ‘Super Round’.
Chiefs winger runs riot as the Waratahs pay the price for an ordinary start and poor finish in ‘Super Round’.
Australian teams are desperate for an improved showing against their New Zealand rivals in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Three quick tries were crucial as the Waratahs beat the Western Force in Perth.
Despite being at one stage reduced to 13 men, the Queensland Reds proved too strong for the NSW Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium.
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.
Rugby Australia’s bold bid to keep idle players active in a five-team domestic competition has been put on hold in the wake of the federal government’s new restrictions to try and slow the spread of coronavirus.
Controversial, unworkable and low down the list of priorities due to the current health crisis … Origin Rugby is all of those things. But when a new normal emerges, it may be part of what’s needed to help save the code.
Already struggling financially while in the midst of trying to secure a new broadcast deal, rugby is facing a devastating financial hit following the suspension of Super Rugby for “the foreseeable future.”
Super Rugby is the latest sporting competition to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with the season to be suspended ‘for the forseeable future.’
The New Zealand Government’s tough coronavirus measures mean the Super Rugby season is no chance of continuing as usual.
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