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Greg Davis (50)
Source: The Daily Telegraph
He remained optimistic about rugby but a dated governance structure was the main "barrier to success".
The findings of a review into Australian rugby's governance - conducted by former Sports Minister Mark Arbib and former Major General Peter Cosgrove - is set to be handed down on October 22.
"I initiated the review in 2008. Have a good read of it (the findings)," O'Neill said.
"It will explain a lot about the shape of the game, the circumstances and why modernisation of the governance of Australian rugby is not a nice-to-do thing, it's an absolute essential thing to do.
"Otherwise, the future is not that bright. We are hamstrung with a governance structure from the amateur days."The ARU board has two independent directors but is largely still federated.
O'Neill said he'd recently had a conversation with a leading politician who hailed the long-standing, independent AFL commission model. "(He said) they have been able to implement strategy without political interference. It really struck a chord. I thought, 'That's it in a nutshell'," O'Neill said. "I am convinced the AFL model is the gold standard. Priority No. 1 is to a move toward better corporate governance. A completely independent board, no one with a reliance to be elected.
"Once that is set up, I am very optimistic. Because then the hard decisions won't be that hard, they'll be devoid of politics. The barriers to progress are substantial if we stay as we are. But if you improve the governance ... you can accelerate."J
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-a-stern-warning/story-fn8tk0tu-1226494755216
He remained optimistic about rugby but a dated governance structure was the main "barrier to success".
The findings of a review into Australian rugby's governance - conducted by former Sports Minister Mark Arbib and former Major General Peter Cosgrove - is set to be handed down on October 22.
"I initiated the review in 2008. Have a good read of it (the findings)," O'Neill said.
"It will explain a lot about the shape of the game, the circumstances and why modernisation of the governance of Australian rugby is not a nice-to-do thing, it's an absolute essential thing to do.
"Otherwise, the future is not that bright. We are hamstrung with a governance structure from the amateur days."The ARU board has two independent directors but is largely still federated.
O'Neill said he'd recently had a conversation with a leading politician who hailed the long-standing, independent AFL commission model. "(He said) they have been able to implement strategy without political interference. It really struck a chord. I thought, 'That's it in a nutshell'," O'Neill said. "I am convinced the AFL model is the gold standard. Priority No. 1 is to a move toward better corporate governance. A completely independent board, no one with a reliance to be elected.
"Once that is set up, I am very optimistic. Because then the hard decisions won't be that hard, they'll be devoid of politics. The barriers to progress are substantial if we stay as we are. But if you improve the governance ... you can accelerate."J
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-a-stern-warning/story-fn8tk0tu-1226494755216