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Nick Taylor
Sunday, 9 July 2017 12:33PM
Australian players have been let down by the ARU's bungled attempt to downsize Super Rugby, their union says.
And with South Africa having chopped two clubs, the Rugby Union Players' Association insists five Australian franchises must be maintained in a 16-team competition until the current broadcast deal ends in three years.
RUPA chief executive Ross Xenos, who was at Friday night's Western Force bittersweet 31-22 win over Melbourne Rebels, said the ARU had abandoned its national footprint by trying to axe one of the clubs.
The pressure has moved off the Force, who have started legal action against the ARU, and onto the privately owned Rebels who are in talks with the governing body about the sale of their licence.
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https://thewest.com.au/sport/super-r...-ng-b88531487z