The change of tack could signal a major development in the negotiations between the consortium attempting to rescue the Melbourne Rebels and the sport’s governing body.
Business heavyweight Leigh Clifford says new investors are willing to treat legal threats against Rugby Australia as a “last resort option” if they find support for their plan to save the troubled club, and has warned the NRL would expand in Melbourne if the Rebels disappear., has called on Rugby Australia to put aside past differences with the club and back a new six-year plan that will result in the club continuing as a viable operation until at least 2030.
“We hope to have that to Rugby Australia in the next day or so,” Clifford said. “It’s very comprehensive.” “So far, the engagement I’ve had, to be honest, has been a little bit like hitting the ball over the net and it never comes back,” Clifford said. “We’ll say something, and they’ll say, ‘We’ll talk to the board.’
“A history of trading losses, exacerbated since 2020 by the negative impact on revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced funding from RA since that time;
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