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"The savings achieved by reducing a Super Rugby team ($18m over three years from
2018-2020) will enable ARU to achieve the following objectives"
??WTF.. Contradiction??
Would the Force really have received $18 million over three years if they stayed?
Wont there be increased travel costs with a larger round robin competition?
This document itself shows by keeping the Rebels as a best case in 2020 the ARU will just be scraping by, there are no savings
Talk about smoke and mirrors.
Yes, the Force would have received $18 million over three years - we get ~$6 million a year to pay the players, staff, training and travel costs. The Force get less money than any other Super Rugby side (due to Wallaby top-ups, extra admin costs, ground fees, bail-outs, etc) but we do cost the ARU some money.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
According to the reports of the grand presentation back in March/April by Clarke, they did not factor in any money from the WA government for future games. Their figures stated that if the Rebels were cut, then all projected income for future games from the Vic government would be lost (ie, no-one else would bid for the game). Their figures also stated that if the Force were cut and the WA government pulled out of the 2019 Bledesloe, then someone else would pick up the game for the same money. Although this double-standard was pointed out to Clarke (along with several other instances of dodgy accountancy), the ARU have not updated their "massive spreadsheet"(TM).
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Actually the Vic government hasn't signed the contracts yet, so no need for commercial confidence - as at the 11th August, no Vic Gov backing for Melbourne Rebels - so not sure why Clyne thinks this is the safer model - oh wait, he'll just pump another $6 m in through secret payments like he did last time - no problems
The truth may set you free, but only evidence convicts
LOL
i love how one of the uses for the money saved is for Junior rugby development but to save the money we have to destroy the fastest growing junior rugby community.
lol lol lol
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Could be some interesting conversations had between our officials and Alan Jones this week. Would be good for him to give the cause renewed impetus leading into the senate inquiry.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
ARU: 'Here is the supporting documentation but sorry we have left out the actual business analysis of the super rugby teams, that parts not important'
lol