With all the talk continuing to rage on about Israel Folau and his saga, an aspect that has rarely been discussed is the $4 million that is freed up by the termination of his contract. Assuming that does not/loses his appeal to be paid out of his contract, myself along with the fellow news writers have come with a list of the serious and not so serious ways that the ARU could spend the money.
- Put in all on Black so we can finally support an all black win
- Give Hooper more money (because one boat isn’t enough)
- Donate to Pocock’s charity
- Pay Twiggy for dinner
- Give Dave Wessels whatever he wants to stay
- Give Will Genia whatever he wants to stay
- Pay off Nick Phipps bar tab
- Invest in superhero jerseys like the South Africans
- BRING BACK THE FORCE
- The Smith brothers grocery bill for a week
- Shake up the Fox Sports commentary team *cough* call me
- An assassin for whoever made that Yenda beer ad
- A real beer sponsor
- Bribe NZ for a Bledisloe win
- Better pathways for those who are not in private schools
- Recruit the players AFL/NRL stole
- Proper spreads for the underweight forwards (I’m looking at you Hanigan)
- A night on the town with Kurtley, O’Connor and Hunt
- A decent attacking coach for the Wallabies
- A decent defensive coach for the Wallabies
- A decent head coach for the Wallabies after the World Cup (Anyone have Joe Schmidt’s number)
- Convince the likes of Kerevi, Arnold and Phipps (ok maybe not him) from going overseas
- Actual funding for grassroots rugby union
- Making the Shute Shield the premier club comp (nevermind it already is)
- Social media training
- Invest in Brigham Cup
Finally and most importantly:
- Greater funding for Green and Gold Rugby
