Even if you’re not a fan, you might’ve clocked that there’s a lot of attention on rugby union at the moment… It’s because the British and Irish Lions are touring Australia. The tour is expected to inject millions of dollars into the economy and help pull the code out of financial strife, but even with renewed interest in the sport, those in the know say Rugby Australia’s got some big challenges to get it back to the glory days of the late 90s/early 2000s. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across some of the issues they’re facing, and why there’s so much riding on this Lions tour.

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Watching: The second Test between the Wallabies and Lions at 8pm AEST Saturday night - watch via Channel 9 or Stan Sport

And the Wallaroos vs. Wales on Saturday afternoon - watch via Stan Sport

Reading: This interview with Phil Waugh in the Financial Review (paywall) gives his take on the direction he’s taking things at RU…

Looking: Here’s a bit of info and history about the rivalry between the British and Irish Lions and the Wallabies - skip to the second half of the article to What are the British and Irish Lions?…

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