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Under the constitution, the member unions are liable for debts and liabilities run up by RA if they get wound up. Luckily there is also a cap of $100 each

How it used to work before 2016, was Foxtel onsold the rights to FTA to make sure requirements of anti-siphoning legislation was met. So ARU didn't make anything directly)of course you get added value from sponsors etc)

Just looked up Wallaby record - 7 wins from 24 games! Can anyone find a player who has played as many games with a worse record? Harry Wilson has 2 wins from 12, and Dave Porecki has 5 from 19, but I think Hunter is the record holder for 20+ games

NewsCorp/Code Sports are reporting that Nine/Stan's initial offer for the next broadcast deal is down to $25m a year from $33m currently

One of our most recent World Cup winning squad players was a former South African captain. A member of the first ever Australian team to win the Bledisloe Cup had already played for NZ. This ship has long sailed away

I've never really understood how they make revenue from gambling. I assume they aren't actually taking bets from anyone? Are bookmakers paying? What for?

He's picking Lonergan to cover Carter's shaky goal kicking. Gordon just played his 50th pro match for Rebels and Wallabies and has kicked 4 penalties and zero drop goals. Total. That's an amazing stat for someone who is presumably going to be first choice goal kicker if selected for the...

I'm not claiming he's a good defender at all, but blaming Vunivalu for coming off his wing kind of misses the point for me, at least for the last try. He did it on the weekend because he was stranded in a 2 v 1 against him with no support coming (as far as he could tell) and the defensive line...

It should be known. Same story for the big RA losses in WC years in 2019, 2015, 2011 etc etc I read an article once that said the best explanation for where the 2003 WC surplus went is to pay everyone the same level in WC years as they do in the non-wc years

So I think the actual story here with the finances, is that World Rugby Grants in World Cup years, don't actually even go close to cover the loss of our revenue from broadcast and matchday when we lose out on hosting tests in WC years And then add in the extra high performance costs to pay for...

If we could just get England touring every year (like 2022) that the Lions can't make it we wouldn't have any problems

I think I'm right in saying the Reds have one victory away to the Crusaders, in 1999 (Someone called Eales, J kicked 22 points that day) Crusaders are starting to get back to something approaching their first team - even if they aren't that good at the moment, it's still a massive challenge...

Former Rugby Union Australian Schoolboy Luke Keary will be retiring from the Roosters at the end of the year after too many head knocks. Seems like some of the risks are starting to happen at pro level rugby league in this space

The prem report also gives an interesting salary distribution which helps with that I should note, especially on the Wallaby thread, that this excludes international payments

This used to be a great tactic before the "mark" rule changed. Previously you had to have two feet on the ground to call a "mark", so it took out the jump catch as a way to extinguish the pressure. Then the law chamged

I don't want to be too critical of Wilson, because he puts in a mountain of work with a big frame, but I reckon a lot of Vunivalu's D issues are related to how the Red's ask Wilson to defend on the right edges

Yeah that Werchon one is just poor execution. It was 5 m too deep. Think we also see why coaches like box kicks at 74min. Reds have a ruck at 30m, pass back into 22 to Creighton for a kick from around 17m. Blues collect unapoossed at their own 30m, and run back to be tackled at Red's 45m. So...

Interesting watching who is making the decision for penalty at 72mins. Liam Wright, Creighton and Jock in conference

He was pretty clearly gassed, and made no effort to get back to shut anything down, other than blatantly holding back a support runner. Not a great look when you are the fastest on the field, but that's youth for you! It is his first game at this level.

Just rewatched it. Don't have too much of a problem with it. Creighton bit very hard on the dummy runner and came well in off his line to attempt a tackle on 17. For me Creighton wasn't "obstructed" from tackling the ball carrier at any stage, to use the league parlance, he initiated the...