Aussie Pro Rugby
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@ACT-Crusader said in Aussie Rugby:
So The Australian got it right then.
Certainly the bit about rugby having financial trouble, but they're well accustomed to hyperbole.
I.e. how could anyone at RA be shocked? Annual reports are released annually
and regular updates occur between the franchises and HQ all the time.And the Brumbies have made no secret about their friction with head office. It's practically their bread and butter.
Go read your ABC NickâŚ.
Tbh I'm not sure it's mine any more
It's either Ita's or Israel's these days
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Comments on Schmidt from Dalton Papalii in a recent Herald interview -
Papalii doesnât shy away from offering his views â such as this on Schmidtâs awkward looming switch from All Blacks assistant to Australian head coach.
âHe is one of the greatest coaches Iâve had the pleasure of being under,â Papalii said. âWhen he came in here to the Blues I couldnât believe how much impact he had for that one year. We missed that fine tuning from him last year.
âHaving him in the All Blacks heâs A-plus, world-class. I canât put into words how much of an exceptional coach he is. He leaves no stone unturned. When I heard he was going to the Wallabies the first couple of seconds I was a bit hurt but whatever makes him happy and whatever is good for him and his family I 100 per cent support him. I see him as a coach and also a friend. Iâm rooting for him â just not on game day against Aussie.â
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Thatâs a good take from Papâailli (poss spelling blunder).
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Future AB captain, right there.
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@Tim said in Aussie Rugby:
The competition will be better off without them.
I'm no lawyer, but I think this is pertinent:
Another possibility is that if RA was to let the Rebels go under they could pick up the franchise without inheriting the debt and then take over the franchise. Itâs not yet known who the debt would fall back on, with lawyers already looking at the situation.
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To think they could've done this years ago and kept the Force.
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Whatâs more, the Rebelsâ chairman, Paul Docherty, who is the clubâs major financial backer, is a director of 10 companies that have lost at least $70m. Itâs believed Dochertyâs preference is to remain as chair.
Sounds like an amazing business leader
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
Whatâs more, the Rebelsâ chairman, Paul Docherty, who is the clubâs major financial backer, is a director of 10 companies that have lost at least $70m. Itâs believed Dochertyâs preference is to remain as chair.
Sounds like an amazing business leader
Once you're on a Board, or in the C-suite, you're set for life.
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Six years after leaving the Waratahs, Andrew Kellaway has found a way home to Sydney.
The Roar can reveal the Wallabies star has signed a long-term deal to return to the Waratahs from 2025 through until the 2027 World Cup.
His signature is a swift and strong response by the Tahs after losing Mark Nawaqanitawase to the NRL, with the Wallabies young gun to join the Sydney Roosters next year.
His looming departure is a fresh blow for the Melbourne Rebels, who are fighting to stay financially afloat beyond the season.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
Whatâs more, the Rebelsâ chairman, Paul Docherty, who is the clubâs major financial backer, is a director of 10 companies that have lost at least $70m. Itâs believed Dochertyâs preference is to remain as chair.
Sounds like an amazing business leader
Once you're on a Board, or in the C-suite, you're set for life.
Same as high level coaches
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
Whatâs more, the Rebelsâ chairman, Paul Docherty, who is the clubâs major financial backer, is a director of 10 companies that have lost at least $70m. Itâs believed Dochertyâs preference is to remain as chair.
Sounds like an amazing business leader
Once you're on a Board, or in the C-suite, you're set for life.
Same as high level coaches
Dave Rennie is asking where you get your info from Mach.
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Melbourne Rebels enter voluntary administration in desperate bid for survival
The state government declined to answer whether it will pay off some of the Rebelsâ debt, but confirmed they were aware the club had entered into voluntary administration.
The state government has previously bailed out the Rebels. In 2017, the then-Andrews government entered into a $20 million deal with Rugby Australia to secure the Bledisloe Cup and British and Irish Lions Test matches in Melbourne over an eight-to-10-year period.
That deal ensured the Melbourne team would be retained in the Super Rugby competition.
When concerns over the Rebelsâ future were raised in December, club boss Baden Stephenson told this masthead the financial problems were solvable, and that the issues were not unique to the club, but a broader problem across Super Rugbyâs five Australian teams.
He pointed to a cut in funding from Rugby Australia due to COVID-19 and the return of Western Force, which reduced the money given to each club from $5.5 million a year to $3.9 million.
He also confirmed that talks had broken down for Rugby Australia to take control of the Rebels.
âWe very much were open to having a conversation around the centralisation of the commercial assets of our club. We had one brief conversation ⌠those conversations have ceased for the moment, I donât think itâs a major priority for Rugby Australia,â he said.
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Super Rugby Pacific club deny voluntary administration status - report
The Melbourne Rebels have denied that they have entered voluntary administration but it could still happen for the cash-strapped Super Rugby Pacific outfit.
