The Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has hosted another opulent party in Paris, starring rugby elites and the same celebrity chef.
was part of a private “cocktail party” in the middle of Bohemian Paris. The event was hosted by rugby sponsorsfor staying back in Paris weeks after the Wallabies crashed out of the World Cup is, McLennan said, “a cheap shot”.We beg to differ. The Australian rugby community is in a lather over the Wallabies World Cup disgrace. And now the mist that surrounds the future of coachMcLennan has failed to read the room on the Jones matter and the pathetic World Cup performance.
But McLennan pushing ahead with holding opulent parties in Paris, long after the Wallabies embarrassment and with the game’s long-term finances still in limbo, shows the man has lost all judgement.As well as his Rugby Australia role, McLennan chairs the regional SANZAAR. His “crunch meetings” led to an announcement of the new Nations Championship, expansion to allow more teams in the 2027 World Cup and a two-week delay of the tournament, avoiding clashing with the AFL and NRL season.
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