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O'Neill foreshadows casualties in code wars
ABC - June 15, 2008, 9:02 pm
Chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union, John O'Neill, believes Australia may only be able to support three football codes in the long term.
Mr O'Neill says rugby union and rugby league are more vulnerable than AFL and soccer.
He told ABC 1's Offsiders program that there is a risk that one of the codes may not survive in its current form.
"I'm not talking about the reunification of the two games, but in this battle for hearts and minds there is a risk that one of us may slip off the list," he said.
"I don't intend for it to be rugby union, I'm not suggesting it will be rugby league.
"But I think we know there's a gorilla in the room called AFL and we know, I know, that football is the big mover and shaker."
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