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Rugby Australia reveals it considered going amateur to combat Covid-19 financial hardship – New Zealand Herald
The organisation considered returning the sport to its dark ages in the face of Covid-19.
Cheree Kinnear explains the key points in the Silver Lake buy-in. Rugby Australia has made the astonishing admission that it seriously considered returning the sport to amateur status when deciding how to combat the dire financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, Rugby Australia announced a $A27.1 million ($NZ29.1m) loss in 2020, with officials pointing the finger at “significant disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic” in a statement.
Chairman Hamish McLennan said Rugby Australia…
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