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Flat White

Rugby Australia’s humiliation is complete

23 September 2020

3:35 PM

23 September 2020

3:35 PM

Rugby Australia sacked their star player and trashed their brand to keep a sponsor happy. Now they have no star player, no brand and — as of today — no major sponsor.

Go woke, go broke.

Qantas announced today it would end its partnership with Rugby Australia, a year after it demanded the code ditch its best player for his views on homosexuality.

What fools the ARU who bent over to keep the airline’s pink sponsorship dollar, alienating fans who wanted to watch rugby rather than receive a lecture on LGBTQI diversity.

Qantas had pressured the ARU to deal with Israel Folau after...

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