Rugby chairman in heated radio exchange over Castle future | geerob
Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne has shot down speculation Raelene Castle will be toppled at a board meeting on Monday.
Israel Folau and wife Maria Folau leave the Federal Court after a 12-hour mediation with Rugby Australia on Monday."Well, let me tell you that [regarding] the settlement discussions, the Rugby Australia board and the NSW board were fully informed all the way through and both were unanimously supportive of the settlement discussion."
"Let me just talk about why we settled. The first thing I want to knock off is that this will have not one impact on community rugby, we're emphatic about that," he said. The move appears to have incensed Fox Sports executives and has led to reports the pay television broadcaster is considering walking away from rugby."What about the TV rights deal? There's a real feeling at the moment at Foxtel that they're not going to deal with Raelene Castle, they've lost faith in her," he said.
Fordham: Let me ask you a question Cameron, can other board members put another item on the agenda or only you?Clyne: Well, let me tell you that the settlement discussions, the Rugby Australia board and the NSW board were fully informed all the way through and both were unanimously supportive of the settlement discussion.
Fordham: What about the TV rights deal? There's a real feeling at the moment at Foxtel that they're not going to deal with Raelene Castle, they've lost faith in her.Fordham: Cameron it may not be the feedback that you're getting but you're not getting the full picture at the moment because as you know at a time like this sometimes people tell you what you want to hear and when they're not talking to you they give people the real picture.
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