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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie was blindsided by the suggestion from his boss that they could abandon Super Rugby Pacific after next season

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie was blindsided by the suggestion from his boss that they could abandon Super Rugby Pacific after next season

21 June 2022

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan dropped a bombshell last week by telling his Kiwi counterparts they were consider going it alone from 2024... hinting at an all-Aussie competition.

New Zealand Rugby is believed to collect almost $100 million dollars from the current broadcast deal - roughly three times what RA receives.

Rennie, who's preparing the Wallabies on the Sunshine Coast to host England in three tests, feels it's all about commercial positioning.

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