Bill Pulver will remain as Australian Rugby Union chief but the identity of which Australian franchise will be cut from Super Rugby remains a mystery following an emergency general meeting at ARU headquarters in Sydney.
Pulver's position had been under threat after the Victorian Rugby Union and Rugby Union Players' Association called for the meeting after three months of uncertainty for players and staff at the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels.
But while ARU chairman Cameron Clyne said Pulver was not challenged at Tuesday's "orderly" three-hour meeting, he also said the governing body was no closer to announcing whether it will be the Force or Rebels culled as part of SANZAAR's downsizing to a 15-team competition in 2018.