Super Rugby is underway, but it's the off-field stories that are making headlines across the ditch.

The Melbourne Rebels and ACT Brumbies are in financial strife, the future of Super Rugby in Australia not looking promising.

Piney caught up with our Australian correspondent to discuss what the future holds there, and all the other stories making headlines across the ditch.

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Super Rugby is underway, but it's the off-field stories that are making headlines across the ditch. 
The Melbourne Rebels and ACT Brumbies are in financial strife, the future of Super Rugby in Australia not looking promising. 
Piney caught up with our Australian correspondent to discuss what the future holds there, and all the other stories making headlines across the ditch. 
LISTEN ABOVE

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