Aussie Pro Rugby
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Yep, think I’ve said here before that he spoke at a rugby lunch I went just after taking on the role. One of those 90% bloke, boozy as hell, perfect audience for a few tales from ex-players etc
He gets up and speaks about all the shit he’s going to do, how he’s not going to let the NZ admin roll over them anymore, blah blah - and even in that room full of drunken Aussie blokes you could see they didn’t trust or like him. Just a petulant, arrogant twat.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
Saying this is al about disunity, which regions or whatever they are called in Oz haven't backed the go? Basically NSW?
And Victoria but they were not asked by the other 6 as NSW and Victoria are in discussions with RA about centralisation so they were left out.
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@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:
Hamish McLennan
Hamish McLennan is a fool. But incompetent too. 2 men have done so much harm to Aussie rugby. Didn't John O'Neill start the rot? Believing Aust rugby is bigger and greater than it is. Wanting more teams when they never had even close to the player quality or money needed. But this clown McLennan took it to another level.
Shame as it impacts NZ rugby. And will for years to come. We have thrown our future in with an organization run by a fool.
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Agreed, he needs to go.
He gambled on Eddie and lost. His big gamble walked away after taking the team backwards and setting the Oz game back to its lowest ebb since the early 70’s
When you are at the top and cause so much disruption that fails spectacularly, there is only one way for you to go. He won’t last long, and he shouldn’t.
Rugby Australia cannot be going through a civil war right now as, it is not an exaggeration to say the next 4 years is probably the most crucial in its history, as they need to maximise the interest, success and revenue of the Lions tour and world cups.
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@DaGrubster couldn't agree more about not affording a civil war. RA has given Hamish another 24 hours apparently to decide, but surely the game can't afford the fallout. Regardless of what the outcome is now seem there a fairly big split in the rugby community.
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The crazy thing is, he has the right idea that Oz need to centralize. But that is not his idea, and he has provided nothing on how this will happen only 'hand over everything to RA and we'll do it'. No wonder the states that are not both financially fucked and know they have their old boys in power in RA aren't keen. On top he has been acting like a CEO, not a board chair. The board is supposed to set the goals, the CEO does the execution of those goals, it's in the fucking position title! There is real space for him to be sued for not acting as a board member should, it has been done before
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Hamish is gonna drag this out to an Extraordinary General Meeting.
What a cockhead.
‘I won’t back down’: McLennan rejects resign deadline but board vote looms
Embattled Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is planning to fight for his future after a group of rebel state unions joined forces to oust him.
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A lot of dumb ozzies conflating centralization and keeping that twat. You can get rid of him and still centralize, you can under someone who has brains and is trustworthy and won't take a dump on Ozzie rugby for a few headlines like the league kid or Eddie
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Rugby:
McLennan gone.
Board voted him out as chairman.
Good riddance fuckwit. I'd do it again
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Geoff's take. Interesting comment in there too
RA is left with two highly inexperienced administrators, with no real business leadership experience between them, walking a financial tight rope, upcoming TV rights negotiations and major reforms desperately needed.
More good rugby men running a pro business. Basically what NZR report said we need to get away from. I don't know what experience those two have but I'd it enough?
Apparently RA had lost a minor sponsored and Cadbury is on the way out, too
What a mess before a potential golden period. Now that's looking more like an orange time for Ozzie
https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/11/19/analysis-mclennans-fatal-blind-spot-and-why-his-exit-leaves-australian-rugby-in-a-better-place-and-a-worse-one/ -
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
What do the states do now?
They got what they wanted. Does this mean them fall in behind the centralisation model now?
Lol, fat chance
Maybe RA will offer something beyond give us everything and we'll sort it?
But mmmm, who knows
Rugby Australia announces Daniel Herbert as new Chair as Hamish McLennan steps down
