Today's rugby news as Australia captain pulls out of Rugby Championship opener for personal reasons and Wales international finds new club
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Saturday, 6 August.
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Ex-Wallabies flanker Waugh named Rugby Australia chief executive
SYDNEY : Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh was confirmed as the new chief executive of Rugby Australia (RA) on Tuesday, the first ex-test player to hold the post.
Former Wallaby Waugh replaces Marinos as Rugby Australia CEO
Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh was named chief executive of national governing body Rugby Australia on Tuesday, three months before the World Cup.
Former Wallabies captain Phil Waugh appointed Rugby Australia CEO
Former Wallabies captain Phil Waugh has been confirmed as the next chief executive of Rugby Australia, one month on from Andy Marinos’s shock resignation.
Rugby Australia chief Marinos quits ahead of World Cup
Rugby Australia (RA) boss Andy Marinos resigned on Monday four months out from the World Cup in France, saying it was time to move on after returning the organisation to profit.
Andy Marinos tenders shock resignation as Rugby Australia CEO
Rugby Australia is searching for a new chief executive after Andy Marinos tendered his shock resignation from the role on Monday, just four months out from the Rugby World Cup. RA revealed Marinos’s intention to step down to “pursue new opportunities”, although he will remain in the role to oversee a brief transition period until mid-June.
Rugby Australia chief executive Marinos to step down
SYDNEY : Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos, who led the governing body through the worst financial crisis in its history, has decided to step down from the job to "pursue new opportunities".
From 'cusp of catastrophe', Rugby Australia returns to surplus
MELBOURNE : Rugby Australia (RA) hailed a return to surplus in its 2022 accounts on Wednesday after pulling back from the brink of financial "catastrophe" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia boosts payments to top women, Super W players
MELBOURNE : Australia's top women rugby players will be able to earn up to A$52,000 ($34,500) per year under the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) running through to 2026.