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Aug 26, 20 •
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Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Rugby Union have today confirmed that Michael Hooper will take up an overseas playing opportunity for the first six months of 2021. The provision of a six-month release was a feature of the interim player pay deal...
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Jun 5, 20 •
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Rugby Australia and the Australian Super Rugby teams have today given notice to premier clubs in their respective States that all contracted squad members preparing for the proposed Vodafone Super Rugby AU competition will be ineligible for club selection and...
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May 27, 20 •
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The Western Force has agreed to an offer from Rugby Australia to play in a proposed one-off, domestic-based competition this year. Accepting the invitation, Force owner Dr Andrew Forrest AO reiterated his desire to see rugby return to a position of sporting...
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May 15, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has secured $14.2m AUD in funding from the game’s global governing body, World Rugby as part of its COVID-19 rugby relief strategy. The emergency relief fund of approximately $160m AUD from World Rugby is being allocated to unions on an...
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May 15, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has today announced the appointment of Hamish McLennan as a Director and Chairman-elect, to be welcomed officially on to the Board at its June 15 meeting. McLennan’s appointment is a part of Rugby Australia’s ongoing Board renewal and...
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May 13, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has commenced a consultation process to review High Performance Women’s Rugby programs in Australia for 2020 and 2021. The review has been prompted by the rescheduling of the Tokyo Olympic Games, which is now set to be held in July 2021,...
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Apr 24, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has today thanked Raelene Castle for her service to Rugby after more than two years in the role of Chief Executive Officer, following her resignation last night. Rugby Australia Chairman, Paul McLean said: “On behalf of the Board I have...
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Apr 21, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has today received a letter signed by 11 Wallabies Captains raising their concerns over how the game has been administered in recent years. Rugby Australia respects and values the opinions of these former Wallabies leaders and statesmen and...
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Mar 31, 20 •
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Rugby Australia has today made the toughest decision in the game’s history which will see 75% of its workforce stood down from April 1 through June 30, while remaining staff have been offered significant salary reductions or reduced hours as a result of the...
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Mar 12, 20 •
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Veteran prop James Slipper has signed a new two-year extension with Rugby Australia and the Plus500 Brumbies, to remain in the nation’s capital until at least the end of 2022. The 96-Test star moved to Canberra at the end of 2018 and has since featured in...
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Dec 18, 19 •
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Qantas Wallabies back, Reece Hodge has re-signed with Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels until the end of 2023. The 39 Test cap Wallaby has committed his immediate future to Australian Rugby in a deal that will take him through to the next Rugby World...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Rugby Australia today confirmed a three-person panel will lead a review of the 2019 Wallabies season. The review panel will consist of former Wallaby and experienced sports administrator, Pat Howard, four-time Olympian and leading High Performance...
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Nov 1, 19 •
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Rugby Australia has today announced that Test Rugby will return to the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time since 1986 when Australia takes on Ireland in 2020. The clash with Ireland sets up a cracking encore of the 2018 Ireland Series decider in Sydney,...
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Oct 27, 19 •
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Rugby Australia has today announced Brisbane will host two key fixtures in the 2020 Qantas Wallabies Test calendar. Suncorp Stadium will play host to Wallabies Test matches against Ireland and New Zealand as the men in gold launch into a new era. The clash...
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Oct 20, 19 •
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Rugby Australia Chief Executive, Raelene Castle has thanked Michael Cheika for five years of service as Wallabies Head Coach after Cheika confirmed he would not seek re-appointment for the role beyond 2019. “On behalf of Rugby Australia, I want to thank...
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Jul 3, 19 •
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Qantas Wallabies lock Rob Simmons has extended his stay at the NSW Waratahs after signing a two-year extension with Rugby Australia and New South Wales Rugby Union. Simmons has reinvigorated his career following his move south from Queensland, and...
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Jun 20, 19 •
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Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle has issued the following statement after World Rugby announced overnight that it has discontinued plans for a World Nations Championship after it failed to gain unanimous agreement from the Unions to continue its...
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May 21, 19 •
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Rugby Australia Chief Executive, Raelene Castle has led a chorus of praise from across the Australian Rugby community after George Smith announced his retirement from professional Rugby today. Smith’s 20-year professional playing career saw him play at...
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Apr 11, 19 •
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Rugby Australia Chief Executive, Raelene Castle and NSW Rugby Union CEO, Andrew Hore have issued the following statement in relation to Israel Folau. “Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Rugby Union have made repeated attempts to contact Israel both...
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Apr 2, 19 •
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Scrumhalf Jake Gordon has inked a new two-year extension to re-sign with Rugby Australia and New South Wales Waratahs until the end of 2021. The 25-year old made his Wallabies debut against Italy in Padova on last year’s Spring Tour after a standout...
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Mar 18, 19 •
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Rugby Australia has today confirmed the Qantas Wallabies will take on Manu Samoa in a farewell Test prior to the team’s departure for Japan at the new Bankwest Stadium in Paramatta on September 7. The Sydney Test, secured with the support of the NSW...
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Feb 20, 19 •
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Rugby Australia has today announced former dual international Michael O’Connor as a Qantas Wallabies selector. O’Connor will join Qantas Wallabies Head Coach, Michael Cheika and incoming Director of Rugby, Scott Johnson to form a three-person National...
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Feb 4, 19 •
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Rugby Australia has announced that Qantas Wallabies Assistant Coach, Stephen Larkham will transition to a new role as National High Performance Coach Advisor in 2019. The World Cup-winning former Wallabies flyhalf and World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee has...
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Nov 15, 18 •
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Rugby Australia will continue its push to further the growth of women’s Rugby in Australia after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup to New Zealand early this morning (AEDT). New Zealand won a vote of the World...
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Sep 19, 18 •
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Rugby’s leading decision-makers will meet in Sydney next week when Rugby Australia hosts key World Rugby committee meetings. Within a week of scheduled meetings, World Rugby’s Executive, Rugby, Regional, Audit and Risk and Regulations Committees and Rugby...
