I didn't really follow this story over the weekend but Growden is today reporting that "the ARU would be relieved that Patston has resigned."
Has anyone seen that being reported elsewhere?
It's going to be another long week in Australian rugby...
Probably speculation over the alleged players' issues with her. Her resigning resolves that matter at least.
The further this matter goes on the more confident I was right on my initial summation.
Patson graciously did Beale a favor by not escalating the texts in June. Whether she did it out of kindness, or to get some playing support remains unknown. But isn't too relevant.
The players issues are not anything to do with Patson's competence, performance or any other matters to do with her performance in her role. But likely stem from a sense of entitlement, resentment of any changes in procedures and are issues with her actual role, rather than her performance in the role.
That's the way it seems to be coming together if you ignore the utter speculation reported, and just follow those which are being reported as fact. They could be false and I may be wrong though.