Australian rugby faces further fracture as New Zealand plan prompts fight for survival

Australia seems set to adopt an “all for one and one for all” approach to New Zealand’s proposed trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition, demanding all five Australian teams participate. But it remains to be seen for how long a united front can be maintained before self-interest fractures the game in this country yet again.

Rugby Australia hoped a trans-Tasman competition would involve the five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises and five Australian sides, including the once exiled Western Force. But New Zealand’s revelation last week that it is planning to create an eight to 10 team competition, including a Pacific Islands franchise, does not add up to five Australian sides taking part.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/21/australian-rugby-faces-further-fracture-as-new-zealand-plan-prompts-fight-for-survival

Mitch Short of the Waratahs feeds the scrum

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