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No concerns over Argentina involvement as Australia reveals Rugby Championship pitch – Sydney Morning Herald
Despite 14 positive COVID-19 cases in Argentina’s rugby team, Rugby Australia is adamant the Rugby Championship will go ahead and be a success as New Zealand licks its wounds.
New Zealand, near certainties to host the Rugby Championship for months, were hamstrung by their governments reluctance to relax quarantine protocols and are ruing what they believe could be an overall loss of $100 million in revenue to the country.
The NZR will, however, get an even split of profits with Australia, South Africa and Argentina as part of an “all-hands-in-the-middle” model.
Rugby Australia interim chief executive Rob Clarke and chairman Hamish McLennan after Friday’s announcemen…
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