As per Rugby Australia's 2023 Financial Report I am not sure the foundation is funding the acquisition of Joseph:
"Australian Rugby Foundation LAUNCHED IN 2014, the Australian Rugby Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Rugby Australia.
Since launching, the Australian Rugby Foundation has proudly funded a range of projects to foster the success of the game, both on and off
the field including:
• Programs to grow and develop women’s rugby;
• Building sustainable high-performance pathways’ programs; and
• Promoting the social good of Rugby Union through community engagement.
In 2023, donors gifted $1.2m to the Australian Rugby Foundation to be invested across its three main pillars:
Women’s Rugby; High Performance and Community including First Nations, Pasifika and Classic Wallabies coaching clinics. This compares to less
than $0.2m in FY22.
Initiatives and programs supported included:
• The transition of one of our most decorated female rugby players Shannon Parry OAM OLY from player to successful coach. In 2023 she
coached the Aussie Youth 7’s female team to Youth Commonwealth Games Gold medal in Trinidad & Tobago in August & the Global
Youth 7s Gold medal in Auckland in December.
• Developing the pipeline of talent by co-ordinating the revamped U16 and U19 Super Rugby Championships from 30 September to 5 November 2023.
• Community programs including:
• The advancement of women’s Rugby through investing in match officials’ development which improves the quality of games resulting in enhanced wellbeing, fitness and community connectivity.
• Support to Deaf Rugby athletes with airfares to attend world tournament ARF Fundraising Forums
Throughout the Year the Australian Rugby Foundation was involved in a series of fund-raising forums including:
• Workshops with supporters on growing and developing Women’s Rugby noting the Women’s Rugby World Cup to be held in Australia
in 2029;
• Partnering with other organisations such as the Australian Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce for its annual HK 7’s function, Taylors
Wines for its annual Wallabies Wine Luncheon, Front Row Group for its annual Wallabies v All Blacks function as well as others; and
• Running a number of events with ARF investors including at the 2023 Sydney 7’s in January through to the Wallabies/Wallaroos home test
matches, as well as the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
Collaboration and co-ordination across Australian Rugby Foundation Landscape Inaugural Australian Rugby
Foundations Strategic Planning Workshop Held on: 17-18 July 2023, Sydney.
Thirty delegates from 12 Foundations participated in the strategic planning days with representatives from the five Super Rugby Member Unions’ Foundations as well as delegates from Australian Schools Rugby Union Foundation,
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team, The Rugby Club Foundation,
Hearts in Rugby Union (HiRU), The Classic Wallabies and the Drummoyne Districts Rugby Club.
Key Outcomes
• Continue to enhance the longterm competitiveness and vitality of Australian Rugby by raising funds from donors and partners to support specific programs.
• Craft narrative and a marketing plan so that sport is a charitable purpose in the eyes of the Philanthropic community i.e., raise awareness
that donors would qualify for a tax deduction for their giving.
• Ensure our work has a genuine, positive and tangible impact for Rugby – at all levels.
• Build authentic, trustworthy relationships with donors and ensure strong acquittal processes for all donations.
The Australian Rugby Foundation is proudly funded by generous supporters and benefactors. The generosity of our donors enables
the Foundation to uphold the game’s rich history and values, nurture a pipeline of talented athletes and foster success for women both on and
off the field. We thank you for your wonderful support"
