'Full of goodies': rugby boss hits back at Alan Jones 'show bag' jibe | geerob
Rugby Australia boss Rob Clarke has hit back at accusations the code's broadcast offering is a confused "show bag" of competitions as Nine refused to rule out bidding for the rights.
Clarke's comments came as Nine chief executive Hugh Marks was cool about the free-to-air broadcaster's appetite for rugby but did not rule out a tilt at the sport.Marks said the game's biggest challenge was a lack of certainty over what its professional competition would look like in 2021 but did suggest a long-term investment was the way to look at the sport.
"Something like rugby would require us to go into an investment phase to build it over five years to be a result. In the scheme of things we have at the moment, it’s not a big priority." Foxtel will still see rugby as key to stabilising its declining subscriber base but is under severe financial pressure and will be limited in what it can offer to pay.
Clarke said RA was agnostic about whether it preferred one partner to buy everything or a few different players to pick and choose between the options."There's the opportunity for a variety of responses from different broadcast partners and we'll see when the submissions come in as to how it all falls into place, but it's fair to say we're open-minded," he said. "At the end of the day our job is to do what's in the best interests of Australian rugby.
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