Is there any Australian sport that does a letter quite like rugby does? After months of disquiet about the actions of Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan, matters dramatically came to a head on Friday with the issuing of a demand letter penned by six of… Read More »ANALYSIS: McLennan’s fatal blind spot, and why his exit leaves Australian rugby in a better place and a worse one
Rugby Australia will determine the immediate fate of under-siege chairman Hamish McLennan, with the board set to vote on his future at an 8pm on Sunday night. “Let’s see what happens. Will the RA board stand up to a few states?” McLennan told News Corp.… Read More »‘Will the RA board stand up to a few states?’ McLennan to learn fate as RA to VOTE on embattled chair’s future
Under-siege Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says he “won’t back down” and has welcomed calls for an Extraordinary General Meeting amid demands from disgruntled member unions to resign. RA had three emergency board meetings over the weekend to determine their course of action following a… Read More »‘I won’t back down’: McLennan set to dig in as embattled RA chair calls on EGM to ‘clear this up once and for all’
Geelong have held off Melbourne’s charge in a pulsating last term to win their AFLW semi-final by five points. The Demons’ Lauren Pearce grabbed the ball out of a ruck contest and snapped, with her shot narrowly missing inside the last minute on Sunday at… Read More »Demon deja vu! Melbourne knocked out of finals in straight sets AGAIN as Cats survive insane AFLW fightback
The Sydney Roosters are reportedly growing in confidence that young gun Joseph Suaalii will remain with the club, despite signing a whopping $5 million contract to switch to rugby union earlier this year. A remark from Roosters chairman Nick Politis that the 20-year old prodigy… Read More »Suaalii to stay? Rumours swirl of RA’s ‘cold feet’ in mega deal for NRL prodigy as Roosters boss drops key hint