Pulver won't rule out cutting Super teams
The future of Australia's professional rugby landscape is clouded with uncertainty after ARU boss Bill Pulver admitted he was not sure how many Australian Super Rugby teams would exist beyond next season.
The future of Australia's professional rugby landscape is clouded with uncertainty after ARU boss Bill Pulver admitted he was not sure how many Australian Super Rugby teams would exist beyond next season.
Australian sevens star Cam Clark has made the switch to XVs by signing with the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2018.
It has been a week of the good, the bad and the ugly for Australian rugby.
The Waratahs, run by a pair of New Zealanders, have done the ARU's job for it by putting an end to the Jarryd Hayne folly.
The tortuous football journey of code-hopping super star Jarryd Hayne has taken yet another turn with the NSW Waratahs sensationally confirming they would not offer him a contract in 2017.
Jarryd Hayne's worth is his reputation, but what is that value in a game he has never played? We can all see he is shopping himself around. Surely ARU boss Bill Pulver can't fall into the trap of being a pawn in the negotiations.
Former Wallabies coach has reservations about whether Jarryd Hayne is fully committed, but believes the Waratahs should take a punt on him anyway.
Is Jarryd Hayne fair dinkum on his interest in rugby or is the code being used to turn up the heat on the Eels?
The departures from the NSW Waratahs have continued with prop Jeremy Tilse and back Matt Carraro the latest players opting to leave the Super Rugby franchise.
There's no such thing as a free lunch, and the ARU would be looking for a minimum two-season commitment from the high-profile former NRL star if he were to make the switch.
NSW have poured cold water on speculation cross-code sensation Jarryd Hayne will waltz into the Waratahs next year.
Less than 20 hours after playing in what could be his last match for the Waratahs, the international hooker made a shock appearance for Parramatta against Sydney Uni.
Outgoing Waratahs and Wallabies veteran Wycliff Palu says more needs to be done to prevent young players leaving Australian shores for the cash on offer overseas.
Daryl Gibson says there is a "sense of unfulfillment" about the NSW Waratahs' season as they begin a post-mortem on why they failed to make the Super Rugby finals for the first time since 2013.
The ACT Brumbies will play finals rugby again, but will their win against the Western Force strike fear into their championship rivals?
Hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau has told teammates he has likely played his last game for NSW as the Waratahs begin planning for the loss of up to 766 games of experience and six of their most experienced stars.
The Waratahs face a nervous wait to see whether or not they progress through to the Super Rugby finals but players say there is still hope.
What the Waratahs result means for the ACT Brumbies' Super Rugby finals hopes
The emphasis for the Wallabies between now and August 20 has to be reclaiming that belief from the World Cup, which seems to have gone missing.
The Waratahs' season is on life support and they will need a miracle to make the Super Rugby finals after they went down to the Auckland Blues 34-28 on Friday evening.
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