RugbyWA is going into voluntary administration after the state’s rugby body said it cannot afford to pay legal costs being sought over two failed legal attempts to save the Western Force.
The development comes after the Force was cut from the Super Rugby competition earlier this year.
RugbyWA took legal action to try to save the team, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
Today the group confirmed KordaMentha had been appointed as voluntary administrators.
RugbyWA president Hans Sauer said Rugby Australia, formally known as the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), had pursued the organisation for about $1 million.
He said the organisation offered just under half that but was knocked back.
“The amount of money that they are chasing us for is such that we just don’t have the resources,” he said.
“We’ve made an offer and it was actually very generous.
“They rejected that, they want every single cent, every drop of blood they can get from us.“
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A statement from the RugbyWA board said they were hopeful the organisation’s finances could be restructured and “put on a stable footing in order to serve the interests of rugby in Western Australia”.
The statement said in addition to Rugby Australia’s claim, the organisation had significant…