Australian rugby's governing body has a new name and headquarters, but a new CEO might not be in place before the end of this year.
The Australian Rugby Union has rebranded itself as Rugby Australia and has opened its new premises in Sydney's Moore Park sporting precinct.
In August, when the decision was made to cut the Western Force from Super Rugby, CEO Bill Pulver said he would stand down once a replacement was found.
However, there's still some chance he could see out his contract which expires next February, depending on when the decision is made and when the successful candidate is available to start.
An independent firm is overseeing the process, although no shortlist has been drawn up yet.
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"There's been no shortage of interest," Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne told AAP.
"Ideally, we'd like to have it resolved this calendar year. We haven't got a time frame on it.
"Bill's obviously continuing to work and support the game."
On Friday, the Victorian government announced it had secured six Tests over eight years from 2018, including a 2020 Bledisloe Cup game and a 2025 British and Irish Lions match.
Clyne wouldn't say how big a factor the Victorian government's support was in retaining the Melbourne Rebels and axing the Western Force from the Super Rugby competitiion.
"There was a whole series of factors," he said.
The new branding of Rugby Australia, or Rugby AU for short, and the impressive multi-level building represent something of a fresh start for a code that has been deluged in recent months by negativity over Super Rugby problems on and off the field.
"This has been in the planning for some time, but we do want to use the opportunity to draw a line behind what's been some challenging times," Clyne siad.
The building will host the Wallabies, Wallaroos and men's and women's sevens teams.
It includes an indoor training field, gymnasium and running track and indigenous learning centre. It will also be used by more than 700 University of Technology Sydney students.
"If you look around the world, we're almost the last national union to have a high-performance facility near a stadium also with our administrative side of the game connected to it," Clyne said.
"Other unions, they've had grounds for 100 years and facilities next to them and we don't own a ground."
