Sanzaar sailing into troubled waters as Rugby Championship readies for kick-off | Gerard Meagher
9 years ago by The GuardianFinancial woes, political tumult and a spate of high-profile departures have left southern hemisphere rugby needing to prove that it is not circling the abyssThree shockwaves hit southern hemisphere rugby...
Women’s sport weekly wrap: Does Australia want success in the XV format of the game?
9 years ago by The RoarThis week there have been plenty of questions asked about Australian rugby. Who will succeed Bill Pulver as chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union after announcing that he would step down from his...
Rebels intensify search for new coach
9 years ago by The RoarWith Wallabies halfback Will Genia locked in for the next two Super Rugby seasons, the Melbourne Rebels are stepping up the hunt for a new coach. It’s no secret the Rebels are keen on Western Force...
A lack of Force weakens all Australian rugby
9 years ago by The RoarWhile they have provided some valid arguments, the ARU missed a fundamental aspect of why the Western Force needs to stay in the Super Rugby comp. It’s simple: if rugby is to grow, it needs to convert...
Members, juniors and ex-pats have all been forgotten in Force cull
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auI sat back and watched the debacle that was the ARU fumbling their way through a supposedly ‘fair’ process of culling a Super Rugby team, the biased outcome of which has seen my team, the Western...
Lachlan McCaffrey re-joins the Brumbies
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBackrower Lachlan McCaffrey will re-join the Brumbies for the 2018 Super Rugby season after signing a deal with the Canberra-based team. McCaffrey was originally with the Brumbies for the 2014 Super...
Keeping the Rebels is suicide for the ARU
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auWestern Force losing their license shows that the ARU failed to capitalise on the popularity of rugby in Western Australia. Last week the ARU announced the Melbourne Rebels would stay on as a franchise...
What becomes of the broken hearted?
9 years ago by The RoarSorrows have been drowned and the tear-stained pillow has been put in the wash. What happens next? There should be no surprises about Friday’s action. The ARU positioned themselves to eliminate the...
Western Force win injunction against ARU
9 years ago by The RoarBillionaire Andrew Forrest was celebrating a moral victory after helping RugbyWA gain an injunction order against what he labelled as the ARU’s “sham” decision to axe the Western Force....
Monday Afternoon Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWestern Force granted court injuction Rugby Western Australia have appealed their axing from the Super Rugby competition and has obtained an injunction restraining ARU from taking any action on...
