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Tony Shaw (54)
Either:
Clyne and the rest of the big wigs have a collective IQ below triple figures
Or
Clyne and the rest of the big wigs think the average punter has an IQ in the single digits
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Plus what about the strong inference in Clyne's statement today that the Rebels and Force had sort of pre-agreed with the ARU that they would accept a fast cull - days after it was announced in principle on April 10 - but reneged after that assurance 'when they decided to take legal action'.
So in essence it's not the ARU that has caused this debacle but those pesky, capricious franchises changing their minds at the last minute!
A new narrative altogether!
Here (my emphasis) below and from rugby.com.au tonight entitled 'ARU Keeps Door Open for Five Teams':
With the initial timeline just days long, Clyne said the legal battles that ensued from that April 10 announcement, while potentially foreseeable, were a sudden change of heart by the clubs in question.
“Could we have anticipated they would've commenced legal action? Well, perhaps yes,”
“We have talked for many years at the ARU about the challenge of the financial game,” he said.
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“My suspicion is that they felt that we've talked that but we would never actually go down that path.
“Obviously there was indication before our announcement on the 10th of April that, ‘Yes, look (if) we do make that decision, (we will) go quickly.
“I think when it became a reality, then obviously their view changed.
“They're entitled to change that view but obviously that puts a lot of delay in the process.”
I find the above literally and figuratively incredible.The ARU has no shame - what I have long said here - the core culture of the whole institutional framework of Australian rugby is one where:
- no one (or body) is ever responsible for anything that has occurred, no one (or body) is ever accountable for anything that has occurred.