The Rugby Australia chief was among executives and sponsors at a “cocktail party” in Paris.
Steven SiewartTony, the husband and wife team behind Buildcorp, Australian rugby’s mainstay sponsor. The Sukkars threw a lux “cocktail party” on Sunday night for Australia’s rugby refugees, alongside, Australia’s ambassador to France. It was organised before the Wallabies’ embarrassing tournament showing.The McLennan-Waugh reception was held at The Abbey House, a five-star flat in Paris’ St Germain-des-Pres, smack bang in the middle of the 6th arrondissement.
It’s unclear whether the Sukkars have been renting the flat themselves, or own it. Or whether McLennan and Waugh have been sheltering in place for weeks at Abbey House, taking crisis Zoom calls at 3am while stress eating baguette and saucisson. The last annual report shows that along with pulling a $256,000 base salary last year, Hutchinson was granted “non-cash benefits” – that is, free flights – that totalled $78,000. Though we shouldn’t describe them as “free”, given the Qantas shareholder picks up the tab.who by now has become the literal chef de mission of visiting Aussies passing through Paris. BrahimiCompared to that party, the rugby knees-up was a more tame affair.
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