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With the positive gains achieved so far this year in Super Rugby Pacific, in addition to improved Wallabies team performances and modest gains in…
Super Rugby in Australia is dead, and I am certain it cannot be revived. Almost all its clubs operate at a loss, with some…
If you have ever been to Las Vegas, it quickly becomes apparent that the glitzy streets and desert heat feel about as far from…
Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan celebrated the recent awarding of both the future men’s and women’s World Cups by firing a precise and targeted…
They essentially dismantled the news arm of NRL.com and made most of their journos redundant, they did this because Nine and News complained it was too poular and they were not receving value for their investment.
NRL should focus on blatant conflicts of interest rife in the game instead of trying to control TV agendas
Really great article Mary, especially the point about Rugby Australia, I always found it concerning when they had a $2Million+ overspend last year and there was no real interrogation of how this came about. Why? because the journallists that should have been investigating this overspend were those enjoying the gravy, with five star chefs and French Champagne. The good thing about the NRL is there is alway a journalists – like yourself – not afraid to call the game out. Keep up the good work Mary.
NRL should focus on blatant conflicts of interest rife in the game instead of trying to control TV agendas
This is why people view this competition as a joke.
Reds to welcome back Wallabies stars - but Aussie teams juggling Super ambitions with RA wishes
It supports Rugby Australia as well, they have an agreement with 12 betting agencies.
The Wrap: Chiefs and Reds win the big battles as Super Rugby shows a knack for half-arsed initiatives
Doesn’t seem to stop the NRL and AFL Making profits though, in a much smaller market.
The Wrap: Chiefs and Reds win the big battles as Super Rugby shows a knack for half-arsed initiatives
Haha
Suaalii the saviour? Tahs superstar is about to take Super Rugby by storm - and spark Aussie resurgence
The NRL is a domestic rugby competition and it seems to make money?
Locked in a losing embrace - what must change in Australian rugby to fix the game's key problem
Over the top? Not at all I think comparing him to Dally Messenger and Michael Jordan is entirely reasonable. While he’s at it Joseph may as well sort the situation in Gaza and have a crack at lowering interest rates too.
Suaalii the saviour? Tahs superstar is about to take Super Rugby by storm - and spark Aussie resurgence
If they cannot find a way to make domestic Rugby profitable they will run out of Money again.
Locked in a losing embrace - what must change in Australian rugby to fix the game's key problem
But the contstant overvaluing of Internationals over a strong domestic/club game is sending Rugby broke in this country.
Locked in a losing embrace - what must change in Australian rugby to fix the game's key problem
Is that the mark of success for the vegas game? I am genuinely interested as it got record ratings here. I am not sure what makes it a success, but the fact it did not attract a wagering sponsor and had a US TV audience of 60K makes it a failure, why are they doing it again?
Wildcards, personalities, Aussies standing up: Five things Super Rugby Pacific needs in 2025
Too many excuses about crowds, they arent good enough and need to be better. They should be keeping Waugh up at night but they wont be.
Wildcards, personalities, Aussies standing up: Five things Super Rugby Pacific needs in 2025
The Rebels getting kicked out was and Is a big deal, they fact they are suing RA is even bigger, when Souths were kicked out of the ARL/NRL there was literally 100s of Articles. The fact that only Geoff is writing about this surprises me.
The Wrap: World Cup hosting debacle yet another dark chapter for Australian rugby
The Tahs haven’t gone close to filling that stadium and that is not going to change anytime soon.
Waratahs Pressure Points: Slate wiped clean after years of rot, but for McKellar’s men it’s a long way to the top
Or don’t give up the third game, it is a good money maker.
Win Bledisloe Cup every second year, beat the Lions and become the world No.1: RA's bold five-year plan revealed
In all seriousness, with the new two game format I cannot see us ever winning it, we need to win both games and we have proven that we absolutely cannot win in NZ.
Win Bledisloe Cup every second year, beat the Lions and become the world No.1: RA's bold five-year plan revealed
Maybe they should have set another goal, pay our creditors.
Win Bledisloe Cup every second year, beat the Lions and become the world No.1: RA's bold five-year plan revealed
These two are fluent in Corporate Speak, it is nauseating.
Win Bledisloe Cup every second year, beat the Lions and become the world No.1: RA's bold five-year plan revealed
Granted, and the week before at Arsenal he was very good. However that day at Manchester Latrell made him look amateurish. My point is he is good but he’s just not game breaker good yet and being so young he really feels the pressure, picking him is foolish it will be bad.
Suaalii call up is a huge gamble Joe Schmidt didn't have to take - and ignores RA's 'win now' edict
I’m thinking more world cup final and NRL finals.
Suaalii call up is a huge gamble Joe Schmidt didn't have to take - and ignores RA's 'win now' edict
Folau had already played Super Rugby, he had won NRL premierships, 4 Nations and an origin. Something tells me he was a little more prepared than Joseph.
Suaalii call up is a huge gamble Joe Schmidt didn't have to take - and ignores RA's 'win now' edict
Schmidt has clearly made this decision to keep his bosses happy. Is Joseph really that good? He seemed to struggle on the big stage in League, fair enough he is only 21. But I just don’t see how this works against England, it could be really ugly.
Suaalii call up is a huge gamble Joe Schmidt didn't have to take - and ignores RA's 'win now' edict
In a country that is obsessed by code wars Suaalii is the face of it. It’s not about what he can do on the field it’s about keeping the broadcaster happy and the administrations ego stroked.
Wallabies need Suaalii like a hole in the head - RA's recruitment folly should be exposed and never repeated
Until they run up a 2 million dollar overspend. Why is it so hard to grasp that the sport needs to show restraint?
'Start winning Super Rugby titles': Why RA has splurged on 64-player tour, and their 'pivot' to ward off NRL threat
Great Article Mary summed it up well, it is so good to have an RL writer not bowing down at the altar of Emperor PVL each week.
I hope the Perth bid gets off the ground but it really does not look likely at the moment.
NRL expansion mess in Perth is too much to Bear