Very revealing that the appalling ethical and business judgement conduct of the upper elites of the major banks etc is emanating from the very echelons and types that the ARU and State RUs have salivated to source for their boards and Chairman roles. Just look at the ARU history in this area, the recent history of the QRU's Chair and ditto that of the NSW RU's Chair.
And we see what these elite bodies have over-sighted and perpetuated: the vast array of repeated managerial errors, poor organisational cultures, the serious absence of credible general code and Super strategies, woefully inadequate investment in skills development and coaching, excessive focus upon elite playing ranks, deep incestuousness of MO and nepotistic boys club recruitment biases, multiple forms of dishonesty and condescension to stakeholders, especially fans and club supporters.......
...... the coming crisis is now almost palpably near, isn’t it? Like the humid darkness just before a massive thunderstorm, you know what’s about to hit the home porch, it's just a matter of judging when to come in and put the shutters up.
I can’t wait as I know it’s inevitable (well, I've said that here for 5 or more years now) and, more importantly, the only realistic pathway to betterment. Australian rugby cannot cure itself, others must come in to do it, and they will.