Brumbies back-room drama takes new twist

A number of Canberra club rugby presidents have moved a motion to get rid of the board that stood down chief executive Michael Jones.

The back-room drama at the Brumbies has taken a new twist with a number of key stakeholders moving to get rid of the board that stood down chief executive Michael Jones.

An extraordinary general meeting has been called for April 13 to dissolve the Super Rugby club's board of directors and appoint new ones.

It's been reported four of seven Canberra club rugby presidents, who hold the balance of power in the Brumbies' board room, were behind the move.

It comes as Jones and the board await a ruling from the ACT Supreme Court on whether the CEO can continue his duties.

Jones was on Tuesday night granted a short extension to an injunction that allows him to continue working, with Justice Richard Refshauge expected to hand down a judgment in coming days.

The Brumbies are trying to have that order overturned.

Jones was stood down last Monday following a radio interview on ABC Grandstand.

He claimed he was being targeted by outsiders mentioned in a report around the sale of the club's Griffith headquarters, which Jones referred to police.

The document has not been made public.

Brumbies coaches and players have been on a media ban for much of the ordeal.

The Brumbies sit top of the Australian conference, and face the Chiefs - the leading New Zealand outfit - at GIO Stadium on Saturday.


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