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Saw this in the Sunday Times now online at The West
Nick Taylor
Sunday, 6 August 2017 11:45AM
The controversial sale of Melbourne Rebels to the Victorian Rugby Union is the springboard for the Australian Rugby Union to jettison the Super Rugby club, says former Wallabies and Force forward John Welborn.
The ARU was blindsided by Friday's move that saw Rebels owner Andrew Cox's Imperium Sports Group quietly sell 11,625,000 shares to the VRU for just $1, throwing the future of Super Rugby into further chaos.
ARU chairman Cameron Clyne, chief executive Bill Pulver and board members only discovered the move when it surfaced in the media.
The Rebels and Western Force are under threat of the ARU axe from Super Rugby next season and yesterday Force billionaire backer Andrew Forrest spoke to Clyne asking for clarification of the situation.
More here
https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-u...-ng-b88559512z