Vodafone hangs up on Wallabies

THE Wallabies have been dumped by team sponsor Vodafone after the mobile phone giant was shut out of last year’s World Cup by rival Telstra.

Vodafone, which had sponsored the Wallabies for six years, was furious at not being able to associate itself with the tournament or have access to Australia’s players during the event.

Vodafone, estimated to have paid out up to AUS$7m (€4.3m) a year, said it could not justify sponsoring the team in the next two years.