Think it is yes, and then NZ, and SA negotiate the NPC and Currie Cup separately.
There was always the rumour that SuperSport under paid for Super rugby and over paid for the Currie Cup on SARU direction because one went to the SANZAR pool and the other didn't.
Yep. And, quoting that article from 9 months back, we can see who does what in terms of negotiating the deals:
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It is understood that when a union is finalising its Super Rugby deal with a broadcaster, a member of one of the other two unions will need to be present. It is hoped the measure will guarantee better oversight of countries’ individual negotiations and lead to increased trust among the joint venture partners . . .
A key battle front is how the pooled broadcasting revenue will be divided among the three unions. Each country will still take its domestic competition to market first (Australia has already secured a reported $1.5 million for the National Rugby Championship) and be entitled to keep the proceeds to itself, before going a second time to broadcasters with Super Rugby and then the Rugby Championship.
The proceeds of those two deals made between unions and their respective broadcasters will be pooled and divided between the SANZAR co-signatories. But with no ongoing agreement on how that is done, the ARU is not guaranteed the one-third share it currently enjoys, which was secured by then-chief executive John O’Neill in 2009.
Australia must fight all over again for an equal or greater share with its partners and rivals. And it is here that the ARU is readying itself for war, since SARU can be expected to use its sixth mouth to feed (the Southern Kings) as a justification for demanding a greater share, while Australia will demand a larger piece of the pie, having broadly submitted to every one of South Africa's demands on the structure of the expanded Super Rugby competition.
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Essentially each partner does its own deal and then the split is negotiated. What the ARU said yesterday is that the split for the 2016 deal has now been agreed (and should be inked in the next two months).
