Rugby Australia descends into chaos after familiar boardroom turmoil | Bret Harris

Genuine reform will only be achieved when the system of selecting the board is changedAt Rugby Australia the more things change the more they stay the same. In 2012 RA, then known as the Australian Rugby Union, adopted a so-called new independent governance model based on the recommendations of a report by the former Labor politician Mark Arbib.But given the backroom dramas of the current RA board, it seems not much has changed over the last eight years. Instead of a brand-new governance structure to match the likes of the AFL, rugby has really just seen more of the same. Related: Rugby Austra…