Directors seek damages and for club to continue to play Super Rugby RA took control of the club after it entered voluntary administration
Rugby Australia faces a new legal and financial headache after directors of the now-competition-less Melbourne Rebels commenced proceedings in the Federal Court over the club’s exclusion from Super Rugby Pacific.
The allegations in the statement of claim include breaching of funding obligations, liability of RA for payment of Wallabies players, and misleading conduct. The plaintiffs will be seeking more than $30m.
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