Australian Rugby / RA
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wamberal99
Syd Malcolm (24)
Including Hobart and Darwin?
KOB1987
Rod McCall (65)
Merci monsieur highlander. What does it actually say?Exactly the kind of shitshow I would expect from Rugby Australia not to get anything actually in a formal contract lmao:
INFO MIDOL - La tenue du match contre l’Australie menacée ?
INFO MIDI OLYMPIQUE - Le XV de France, qui affronte ce samedi à Nantes les Fidji, doit affronter l’Australie le dimanche 27 août au Stade de France pour le quatrième et dernier match de préparation de l’été....www.rugbyrama.fr
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
FFR had previously agreed to give RA €1million euro as a share of grate takings and a % of the broadcast rights for the match, however FFR are now saying that deal was done with the old management (Laporte) and aren’t honouring it as apparently no written agreement was ever signed and it was only a verbal agreement between FFR and RA.
FFR are complaining that they’ve inherited a deficit of €20 million so are trying to cut costs and save money across the organisation.
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Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
Imagine dealing with Laporte and not getting EVERYTHING signed, and getting your lawyers to dot your is and cross your ts.
France being France and are defo at fault, but it doesn't stop it being unbearably naïve and/or incompetent on the part of RA.
France being France and are defo at fault, but it doesn't stop it being unbearably naïve and/or incompetent on the part of RA.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
FFR are the one‘s reneging on a verbal agreement here, even in France verbal agreements are enforceable. Yes should have been written, but the bigger issue here is FFR reneging on a pretty standard agreement between nations when hosting each other outside of test windows.
RA are well within their right to demand that the original agreement be honoured.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
Yeah but that doesn't fit with the RA are a bunch of lemons narrative.
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
It's certainly at least the third time in the past decade that "Potential legal issue that's not the fault of the RA executive emerges that an appropriate written contract could have saved time and money protecting them from bad faith actions of other parties" accurately describes the situation.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
How the hell are they running a union based on verbal agreements? jesus christ the incompetence of these blokes. It's like risk management 101. They could've pulled a generic contract from the internet for free ffs.
I'm with Qwerty, they should pull the match.
wamberal99
Syd Malcolm (24)
Maybe we want to play a warm up game?
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
So do they, don't be pushovers.
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
Presumably, it wouldn't be hard to organise a game against Aus A.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
I agree, FFR are incompetent
But more difficult to replace the $1M plus.
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
The "about a million figure" is in euros, so it would be more like $1.6-1.7M. That's what, 30% of a Super teams salary cap? Certainly not pocket change, particularly in a season with only 2 home tests rather than the standard 6.
waiopehu oldboy
Stirling Mortlock (74)
The French aren't that subtle. Payback for the submarines probably involves Semtex & frogmen in Sydney Harbour.
