Australian Rugby / RA
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Phil Kearns (64)
I'm not sure if it'll be a long term appointment or just an interim one while everything is sorted. Either way the forward direction is probably going to need to come from the CEO, where it probably should've been coming from for some time.
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John Thornett (49)
you can analyse the ip addresses of where all are fans are from, but plz plz don’t inform my boss
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
This wasn’t just change for changes sake though.
Rugby needed HM gone now. It’s done and steps can be taken in regards to the Chairman and I hope the rest of the Board.
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John Thornett (49)
Please dear god not Phil Kerns
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Can almost guarantee HM isn’t the only one to go in the coming weeks. I believe we will see some blood letting at the state level now. The board is fairly new already at RA and was apparently the fresh pair of eyes needed after the castle debacle, which prob shows it isn’t overly who’s in charge it’s the system that’s the issue. There will need to be people from QLD and ACT that will have to go as well for trust on their end with RA, it will work in reverse as well. Any new chairman won’t want to come in with parties showing they are willing to blood let time and time again.
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Phil Kearns (64)
SMH confirming Herbert's appointment is interim:
www.smh.com.au
Also mentions Hamish was asked to remain on the board but chose to resign.
Hamish McLennan ousted as Rugby Australia chairman after board vote
Just hours after declaring he would fight for his future, Hamish McLennan has been voted out as Rugby Australia chairman.
Also mentions Hamish was asked to remain on the board but chose to resign.
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Bob Loudon (25)
Exactly - the Chair shouldn’t be the one coming with the “vision”.
And nor is the CEO to be fair.
CEO sets the strategy - “alignment”
The Board confirms the strategy and holds the CEO accountable for the delivery of it.
it’s then up to the CEO to execute … and you would think to execute this strategy you’d need agreement and buy in from key stakeholders. It’s going to take the knowledge and goodwill of all stakeholders to finalise what the “vision” is. Hamish and Phil have failed to even get to this first step. They provided no detail for the strategy and failed to gain stakeholder support.
Looks like a QLD-led job. They’ve been through some dreadful boards and governance issues themselves (resulting in some truly appalling coach appointments). They’ve got themselves working well lately. Just maybe they made the right call.
let’s hope so. In the meanwhile let’s hope P.Waugh can get the strategy back on track.
If it turns out this was all to block any change - no one will trust anyone ever again and the game here will be stuffed and unable to move.
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John Thornett (49)
Real West Indies cricket vibes here, we are in danger of not qualifying for 2031
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Bill Watson (15)
"Only hours before his removal late on Sunday night, McLennan posed for pictures in his North Shore home and publicly declared readiness to fight for his future as chairman"SMH confirming Herbert's appointment is interim:
Hamish McLennan ousted as Rugby Australia chairman after board vote
Just hours after declaring he would fight for his future, Hamish McLennan has been voted out as Rugby Australia chairman.
Also mentions Hamish was asked to remain on the board but chose to resign.
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Bill Watson (15)
it’s getting more and more difficult to support the sport in this country.
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Jim Clark (26)
I’m the eldest boy!SMH confirming Herbert's appointment is interim:
Hamish McLennan ousted as Rugby Australia chairman after board vote
Just hours after declaring he would fight for his future, Hamish McLennan has been voted out as Rugby Australia chairman.
Also mentions Hamish was asked to remain on the board but chose to resign.