Australia Rugby union

Ex-Wallaby disgusted by ARU

West Australian Liberal senator Linda Reynolds's motion was carried on Wednesday - a day after RugbyWA lost its battle in the NSW Supreme Court to retain the Western Force.

Senator Reynolds was critical of the decision-making process used by the ARU to axe the Force, and also the governing body's lack of transparency.

The Community Affairs References Committee will put the ARU under the microscope and report by November 13.

"As a stakeholder in rugby ... I am disgusted at the lack of leadership sport has in Australia," Welborn said.

WA could bankrupt Australia Rugby Union

The fallout from the Western Force's axing from Super Rugby continues with the State Government now flexing their muscles in terms of possible legal action at a potential $1m price tag.

The West Australian are reporting the State Government has told the ARU it is investigating money they have invested under the thought the Force's place in Super Rugby was guaranteed. Particularly the redevelopment costs of the stadium in Perth which the Force uses.

No decision on which franchise will go says ARU

Earlier on Tuesday the Western Force have issued a strongly worded statement rejecting a media report that they are about to be axed from Super Rugby.

SANZAAR, which is made up of the South African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentine rugby unions, met in London earlier this month and decided to reduce the unwieldy competition from 18 to 15 teams.

Two are set to go from South Africa and one from Australia.

Enigmatic Cooper returns to Reds

The agreement takes the New Zealand-born playmaker through until the end of the 2019 rugby World Cup in Japan.

The 28 year old re-joined the Wallabies ahead of the Rugby Championship and started at first-five in last weekend's second Bledisloe Cup test defeat to the All Blacks in Wellington.

"For me, playing at the highest level for the Wallabies against the best teams in the world, week in, week out is the ultimate, and it will always be the pinnacle of our sport," Cooper said.