RA had tabled a deal worth up to $1.6 million for the Roosters star to play for Super Rugby club Western Force and the Wallabies.
Rugby Australia has reached out to Angus Crichton’s management to withdraw the two-year deal it offered the rugby league star less than two weeks ago.that RA had tabled a deal worth up to $1.6 million for the Roosters back-rower to play for Super Rugby club Western Force and the Wallabies. The offer, which sparked a public and internal backlash, was tabled to Crichton’s manager David Rawlings for 2024 and 2025.Crichton is on a deal worth about $675,000 at the Roosters in 2024.
Rawlings confirmed RA had withdrawn the offer but declined to comment when contacted on Tuesday afternoon. This masthead also contacted RA officials for comment.RA has been criticised recently for the Wallabies’ horror World Cup campaign, which was compounded by this masthead’swith the Japanese rugby federation days before the start of the tournament.
The governing body then came under fire from the game’s key stakeholders over its pursuit of Crichton, given the financial predicament of the sport.
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