Rugby Australia
Rugby Australia (formerly the Australian Rugby Union) is the national governing body for rugby union in Australia, a member of World Rugby, Oceania Rugby and SANZAAR. It runs the sport's governance, elite national teams such as the Wallabies and Wallaroos, and community rugby participation programs across the country.www.australia.rugby
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Oct 29, 2026
Tony LyallHOST
They are creaming it in the northern hemisphere.
Tony LyallHOST
They will continue to work with Rugby Australia and to sort of streamline the process.
Tony LyallHOST
The main, I guess, thrust of the summit since they've revealed is that they're going to try to avoid duplication by making the and the superclubs based out of the five main cities.
Tony LyallHOST
So they're going to try to sort of have everything run out of, you know, your big dog cities.
Sam AckermanHOST
All Blacks develop players and excite fans.
Sam AckermanHOST
New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia will work together alongside Super Rugby clubs and the respective player associations to transform how Super Rugby Pacific engages fans, attracts investors, and generates revenue.
Sam AckermanHOST
And the NPC will remain a strong 14-team provincial competition that is critical to building depth, connecting rugby to the regions, and providing pathways for players across the country.
Sam AckermanHOST
This is good news, Maya, because it's what we as fans, certainly on this show and for many we hear from on the station, we love the concept.
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Mike CollinsGUEST
We have work to do and we're working through the licences at the moment.
Mike CollinsGUEST
We're working with some of our private investors.
Mike CollinsGUEST
We're in conversations with Rugby Australia.
Mike CollinsGUEST
to sort of supercharge the Super Rugby Commission that we set up two or three years ago.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we'll be going from ten entities to one single entity charged with delivering rugby end-to-end within those major centres.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we are also looking to, along with Rugby Australia, to establish a dedicated entity to essentially own and deliver Super Rugby on our behalf.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So rather than Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby essentially running two separate competitions on either side of the Tasman with one ladder, We'll see this coming together as one competition, aggregating rights and properties around that competition and then looking at the settings around that competition as well so that we can ensure Super Rugby is the best professional rugby competition in the world.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So that's things like player movement mechanisms, drafts, transfers, player eligibility, salary cap across the competition.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So trying to really create something like we see in the NPC, frankly, where you've got Jeopardy week in and week out.
Alex ChapmanHOST
How about Steve Lancaster on changing All Blacks eligibility rules?
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's on the table, as are a whole raft of things.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And one of the things that we've talked about internally and with Rugby Australia is that as we look at the future of Super Rugby, and we want to be really ambitious and bold about the competition.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we'll be going from ten entities to one single entity charged with delivering rugby end to end within those major centres.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we are also looking to, along with Rugby Australia, to establish a dedicated entity to to essentially own and deliver Super Rugby on our behalf.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So rather than Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby essentially running two separate competitions on either side of the Tasman with one ladder, we'll see this coming together as one competition, aggregating rights and properties around that competition, and then looking at the settings around that competition as well so that we can ensure Super Rugby is the best professional rugby competition in the world.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So that's things like player movement mechanisms, drafts, transfers, player eligibility, salary cap across the competition.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So trying to really create something like we see in the NPC frankly where you've got Jeopardy week in and week out and I think a big part of why we're seeing such a resurgence in the NPC is the unpredictability of the results.
Riccardo BallHOST
How about Steve Lancaster on changing All Blacks eligibility rules?
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's on the table, as are a whole raft of things.
Steve LancasterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And one of the things that we've talked about internally and with Rugby Australia is that as we look at the future of Super Rugby, and we want to be really ambitious and bold about the competition.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
The whole offer's off the table.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
Now, the reason we are talking about this on a rugby podcast is because there are now reports and speculation connecting Rugby Australia to Sam Walker, who has a history in rugby, played schoolboy rugby at Ipswich Grammar up in Queensland.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
And naturally, when any rugby league star becomes available or is their contract or their future's up in the air, someone poses the question, would Rugby Australia be interested?
Ian PaytenHOST
Yeah, so you're right.
Ian PaytenHOST
I mean, if it was someone without a rugby background, it probably wouldn't go as far.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
And if Queensland win that third game, he probably wins Player of the Series.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
He's now a test player as well.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
And in a position which Australian rugby has... uh struggled with yeah being play make a role you'd assume if if huge if he was to come across to rugby he'd be viewed as a 10 i can't see him playing anywhere else yes uh it's theoretically oh sorry um effectively plays that same role in league anyway i think they would not be doing their due diligence rugby australia if they didn't reach out just to say hey is there a conversation here we can have? What would it look like? Just get an idea of whether it's even possible.
Jimmy SmithHOST
It might even be less than that, that they start talking about how the division of the record broadcast deal is done.
Jimmy SmithHOST
What rugby have at the moment is a... sort of a one-in-a-generation thing where the Rugby World Cup is going to be hosted on home soil, and I think it's $100 million that is guaranteed for Rugby Australia, and the players want their share of it, and rugby don't want to give it up.
Jimmy SmithHOST
When you look at it with your sports owner lens, Lee, what do you see playing out here?
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
Well, Jimmy, I think that's a very good summary, and I think that, in fact, is the stumbling block, that $100 million that World Rugby will be paying.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
to Rugby Australia for hosting the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
It's a lot of money.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
But in preparing for this this morning, just going through the numbers, you know, I know that we speak of rugby as being the poor cousin, but, geez, the numbers are pretty impressive.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
Now, of course, with respect to the World Cup, the $100 million, that is the stumbling block.
Michael CarayannisHOST
It might even be less than that, that they start talking about how the division of the record broadcast deal is done.
Michael CarayannisHOST
What rugby have at the moment is a... sort of a one-in-a-generation thing where the Rugby World Cup is going to be hosted on home soil, and I think it's $100 million that is guaranteed for Rugby Australia, and the players want their share of it, and rugby don't want to give it up.
Michael CarayannisHOST
When you look at it with your sports owner lens, Lee, what do you see playing out here?
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
Well, Jimmy, I think that's a very good summary, and I think that, in fact, is the stumbling block, that $100 million that World Rugby will be paying.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
to Rugby Australia for hosting the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
It's a lot of money.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
But in preparing for this this morning, just going through the numbers, you know, I know that we speak of rugby as being the poor cousin, but, geez, the numbers are pretty impressive.
Lee HagipantelisGUEST
Now, of course, with respect to the World Cup, the $100 million, that is the stumbling block.
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Raylene RamsayHOST
To sport, Rugby Australia have converted the Wallabies All Black Saints Act Day fixture next year in Brisbane into a doubleheader, with the respective women's sides to face off too.
Raylene RamsayHOST
The biggest crowd in New Zealand for a bilateral series cricket match since 1982 is in the offing, with Eden Park putting up the sold-out sign for Friday night's fourth T20 between the Blackcaps and India.
Raylene RamsayHOST
Former New Zealand cricket chief executive David White will replace former New Zealand rugby boss Steve Tew as high-performance director at the HPSNZ governing body.
Tim FullerHOST
Obviously, the most famous situation, or infamous, if you like, infamous in Australian sport was Israel Folau's statement in relation to the statement he made, a personal statement he made on Instagram, and then the way that he was ultimately sanctioned and You know, dismissed.
Tim FullerHOST
He was actually terminated, his contract terminated by Rugby Australia.
Tim FullerHOST
And one of the things about that and also in relation, you know, in a way with the prior jerseys, we'll never know because Rugby Australia and Israel you know, settled out of court.
Tim FullerHOST
So Israel Folau was going to sue Rugby Australia for wrongful dismissal.
Tim FullerHOST
And because that was settled out of court, we'll never know as to how the court may have ruled in relation to religious discrimination.
Tim FullerHOST
So it's still a big unknown in Australian sport.
Adam HawseHOST
Then his management dropped that bombshell last week, saying he could play for Fiji or Italy due to his heritage, because he qualifies for those nations as well.
Adam HawseHOST
So if Rugby Australia thought that was just manager speak, they would have been a little worried by Marky Mark's appearance on the Good, the Bad and the Rugby podcast.
Adam HawseHOST
Have a listen.
Mark NawaqanitawaseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That is the biggest thing that's kind of made me open to everything is because I've come from an experience at the Roosters where I'm telling you the setup and everything from top to bottom, just the way they've made me feel.
Mark NawaqanitawaseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And again, the experience that I've had to win, I definitely do have to think about where am I going to go, where I'm going to get that feeling again.
Adam HawseHOST
Yeah, definitely not saying he's locked in for the Wallabies, is he? But if it's about winning and roosters-like facilities, how could he possibly choose Fiji or Italy over Rugby Australia? Something just doesn't add up.
Adam HawseHOST
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Adam HawseHOST
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