Aussie Pro Rugby
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Rugby Australia is debt free, turns eye to future fund
The success of this year’s British and Irish Lions Tour has provided it enough financial headroom to run operations through to the 2027 World Cup.
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@KiwiMurph lol just wait. They'll blow it all
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@KiwiMurph lol just wait. They'll blow it all
Ever the optimist
Realist; I've seen this people operate up close
The NRL have goals for a $300M asset base, and they'll get there by investing in property across the land and various other enterprises.
Rugby Australia - despite all these white-collar graduates of the finest educational institutions money can (and does) buy - are just now debt free after years of boom and bust, driven by bad negotiation and a lack of nous; it's like they can't operate outside an old boys network.
Here's a micro-example of who I'm talking about:
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As I've asked in various forums, surely there are some hedge fund managers who can put together a couple of billion dollars to fund the sport off interest generated? Add the tiny TV deal we have into that, and we can sustain and grow the sport.
The concept of the Future Fund is great - but I remain to be convinced they know where to send the funding when the landscape is such a mish-mash of self-interest. Meanwhile schools are using government funding to run their ever-shrinking rugby programs as AFL floods the market with cash.
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Marky Mark has told the Roosters he wont extend beyond 2026 to play for the Wallabies.. well latest rumour anyway
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@bayimports said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Marky Mark has told the Roosters he wont extend beyond 2026 to play for the Wallabies.. well latest rumour anyway
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Marky Mark gets the call! #wallabies #BledisloeCup #SydneyRoosters #allblacks
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Congrats to James Slipper - 151 Tests is amazing, even more so when you consider he's done it from the front row!
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@antipodean said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Congrats to James Slipper - 151 Tests is amazing, even more so when you consider he's done it from the front row!
And most of the time on back foot
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Some effort. Seems sound too. Was a tremendous Captain through a brutal period for them when Hooper retired.
Some great yarns and hard facts about a tough man (the animal played against the boks with a torn MCL) in this piece: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/we-asked-11-rugby-people-for-their-favourite-james-slipper-story-here-s-what-they-said-20251002-p5mzjl.html
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The Force like collecting NZ coaches.
Folau Fainga'a to return to Australian Rugby
Force secure NZ U20s assistant Dunlea as new forwards coach
