(NB: This is a considerably updated version of the article headed “Rugby Australia’s Complete Humiliation? Not Yet”, published on October 7, 2020) Rugby Australia (RA) has lost its major sponsor, its star player and its chief executive officer, has no free-to-air television deal and faces complaints from its rival across the ditch while its transgender player policy is now at odds with the policy recently announced by World Rugby. RA’s most celebrated player, Israel Folau, was sacked from the sport after major sponsor Qantas pressured the game’s officials over Folau expressing his views about heaven, hell and the afterlife. Qantas…
