Interim Rugby Australia CEO Rob Clarke still thinks the game has a bright future, but says staff had to go for the organisation to stave off insolvency.
Former Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones was part of a group of ex-captains who wrote an open letter to Rugby Australia's board seeking sweeping changes.
"I wish the interim chief executive Rob Clarke and the new incoming chairman all the very best for the sake of rugby. Rugby Australia walked away from a $57 million broadcasting deal with Foxtel and is now looking for a new broadcast partner. "It's just that we're behind the eight ball in Australia at the moment. I think there's been a lot of mismanagement in the last few years." Mr Farr-Jones said.Interim chief executive of Rugby Australia Rob Clarke is overseeing the sacking of 40 per cent of its staff."As to decisions made from past administrations, they are questions you can ask them, I'm sure they had reasons why they made the decision they did," he said.
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