Rugby Australia reaches agreement on player pay cuts
Rugby Australia and the Australian Rugby Players’ Association (Rupa) have agreed an average 60% salary cut for the next six months.
Players’ demands held up Rugby Australia pay deal
Rugby Australia’s emergency pay deal was held up due to players’ demands to chase short-term overseas contracts next year.
Argentina set to withdraw from RWC 2027 race
Argentina is reportedly set to step aside from the race to host the 2027 World Cup after Rugby Australia supported Agustin Pichot’s nomination for World Rugby chairman.
Pichot: World Rugby can’t bail out Sanzaar
Agustin Pichot says World Rugby doesn’t have the funds to bail out cash-strapped Sanzaar nations that have hit financial difficulty amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
‘Rennie absolutely committed to Wallabies’
Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle has rejected the suggestion that incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie could desert Australia over the leadership uncertainty plaguing the game.
Castle set for further pay cut
Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle’s salary will be reduced by a further 15% to match the 65% pay cut she is asking Australia’s professional players to shoulder.
‘Rugby was sick before Covid-19 came along’
World Cup-winning Wallaby Rod Kafer has called for a major overhaul of Rugby Australia management, following the organisation’s unprecedented revenue loss in 2019.
Castle takes pay cut as RA suffers financial loss
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle has announced she will take a 50% pay after the game’s governing body reported a provisional A$9.4-million deficit for 2019.
Cheika: I’ve always been a rugby outsider
Michael Cheika has opened up on his pain at not being able to win a trophy during his tenure as Wallabies head coach.
Sanzaar looking domestic to solve Super Rugby
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle says Sanzaar is looking at a domestic solution to the Vodacom Super Rugby season due to cross-border travel bans.
