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Maybe the American billionaire who owns Carnival Cruises would like to buy Australian rugby? ;)

Surely nobody would buy Super Rugby? There are cheaper ways of gaining influence than either buying a game or a competition. Note the influence of major sponsors in recent times.

Although the collapse of the professional game in Australia isn't particularly good news for the professional game in NZ either. I'm sure that there are people who know more about the NZ economy than I do, but it doesn't seem to me that it could support the type of player salaries that would...

Folau isn't a contracted employee of RA or any of its affiliates. He's not an Oz rugby player. He's a person who was involved in legal dispute with RA and by mutual agreement the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. This means that the amount of the settlement is legally...

News Ltd tried owning a sport once and did billions on it. Why would anyone want to own RA? In the space of 15 years they've gone from $31 million in the bank to the verge of being in administration. With, I might add, almost no prospect of turning it around. Certainly no prospect if...

Unfortunately, I think that the time to save full-time professional rugby in Australia has passed us by. There's been no planning or strategy by ARU/RA and state RUs beyond staying with the doomed model of pan-continental Super Rugby. There was a time in the early days of professionalism when...

In order to first "cede control" one has to be in control in the first place. As near as I can see the whole thing is an out of control shambles. Governing body (and I use the term loosely) yes. Representing "us" depends who you mean by "us". Don't think I've ever been asked who should...

Indeed. Shute Shield has never looked back since he pulled the funding plug.

From all reports RA likely to be in administration within the month.

Looks like she had the same sort of impact in both roles.;)

I don't believe I said that or anything approaching that, in fact Cheika's name wasn't even mentioned or alluded to. Strange construction you've decided to put on something.

Ralene Castle was a proven failure in two sports so she was eminently qualified for a management role at RA ;) Raelene Castle remains a greatly admired sports administrator but six years on from her stint as Netball New Zealand (NNZ) chief executive, it's hard to say our game's in great shape...

At some point though, these character traits go from being a virtue to being a vice. The ability to recognise when your plan isn't working and the further ability to modify that plan is what good coaches do.

Alas, incompetence is a concept which isn't foreign to Australian rugby. One could even suggest that incompetence is almost a prerequisite for board appointments in Australian rugby. Such board members then appoint old mates and cronies to important roles within the organisation. Hence RA...

Although at one point the then ARU had over $31 million in the bank. Nothing to show for it 16 years later.

He's driven by a desire to be successful and to be meticulously organised in order to do so. Concepts foreign to many in Australian rugby.

If he had watched he would have seen how a game plan could be structured to win. He might have also noticed that England ran the ball quite a bit - but mostly when it was the right option, as opposed to a mindless 'we're going to run the ball from everywhere, regardless of the conditions, the...

The mountain got bigger for England with Nigel Owen as ref. the All Blacks have played 22 internationals under Owens since 2007 and lost three times...

Scratchy win over Fiji, loss to Wales, comfortable win over Uruguay, scratchy win over Georgia and a flogging by England. If nothing else, surely this campaign kills forever the myth of running rugby. BTW, all results predicted and predictable.

I'm not sure if you're trying to be deliberately provocative or you're just not reading what I'm typing. I've typed it at least three times, so I'll put it in block capitals this time so you get it. NEWINGTON 3RDS DO NOT PLAY 5THS - THEY PLAY 4THS. TAS 1STS PLAY IN THE 3RDS SLOT WHEN...