Force lose Supreme Court appeal

The NSW Supreme Court in Sydney have dismissed the Western Force's appeal against their Super Rugby axing on Tuesday.

The appeal was made by Rugby WA (Western Australia) who said in a statement: "This now means the ARU have the ability to remove the Western Force from the Super Rugby competition."

"Rugby WA will evaluate its legal options and consider grounds to seek leave to appeal to the NSW Court of Appeal in the coming days."

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest, whose $50million offer to bail out the ARU was turned down, says he will set up a rebel competition spanning the Indo-Pacific region.

“This is the beginning of the new Force, this is the beginning of the new Indo-Pacific competition and I am delighted to be an instigator of it,” Forrest told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.

“I will be releasing details immediately of the initial administration structure and can assure all of you that discussions have commenced and within our own state and country to ensure this competition starts and starts strong.”