Assuming that this is true and not speculation......
They actually had an interview with Andy (he does exist) where he confirmed it but said they had made a commitment to the players that there would be a training camp and couldn't change it. They then interviewed Glen Moss to see if the players would mind changing it and he said he would be very disapointed if there was a game against Russia that was turned down. I would have thought that game would be in Europe so the euro players would have been fine with it as well.
Probably had non refundable tickets to Hamilton Island that he tacked on to the end of the training camp.