
Brumbies chief hangs on but board could be dissolved
The embattled chief executive of Canberra’s rugby union franchise ACT Brumbies, Michael Jones, will keep his job for now after the Super Rugby club’s board lost a legal challenge.
The embattled chief executive of Canberra’s rugby union franchise ACT Brumbies, Michael Jones, will keep his job for now after the Super Rugby club’s board lost a legal challenge.
Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones has won a temporary injunction against the Super Rugby franchise who stood him down just days after he controversially criticised decisions taken under the previous administration of now-Crows CEO Andrew Fagan.
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