Courtroom battle: Melbourne Rebels, Rugby Australia & 'Winning Rugby' explained

The former Melbourne Rebels directors’ $30 million Federal Court claim against Rugby Australia has turned the club’s 2024 voluntary administration and exclusion from Super Rugby into a broader dispute over alleged preferential treatment, failed rescue options, centralisation strategy and whether Rugby Australia’s handling of the Rebels’ licence and debts unfairly destroyed value while the club was already under external administration.

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