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Raelene Castle facing axe as Rugby Australia set to meet

Raelene Castle facing axe as Rugby Australia set to meet
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle

Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle is battling to keep hold of her job, according to reports by Australian media.

This comes following a difficult period for rugby in Australia, which was compounded by news Rugby Australia face losses of up to A$120 million if no more games were played this year.

This comes on the back of the body announcing a near A$10 million loss in 2019.

Castle has been under pressure following her handling of the Israel Folau saga and there’s been noise in the media that Phil Kearns is a likely replacement.

This week she took a 50% pay cut while there was also the news that 75% of Rugby Australia staff would be stood down without pay for three months, due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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