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The reality is a strong NRC will compliment Super Teams immensely in a financial way which the ARU will recognise. It will take away alot of their larger development squads. For this NRC needs funding and those players will be paid. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

players being paid independently by franchises assumes the NRC will never make money nor provide benefits and cost savings to Super Franchises (in terms of player contracting, coaching, development etc) Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

I agree with you MST except in the case of player payments. Almost every single major sports league in the world pays players from a central broadcast/commercial income pool and franchises keep themselves afloat. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

That's good TWAS because 4mill for 50k means if many are earning less than that It will likely cost less than 2mill. Doable. And will be done. I suspect they will increase salaries gradually Year 1 10k to 30k Year 2 15k to 35k Year 3 20k to 40k Year 4 20k to 50k player payments would depend...

When you realise that scenario you realise there will start to be competition to get a young player to play NRC in Brisbane and 5k doesn't cut it. You're wondering where the $$ comes from. It's there. Consider it outside the cap pkayer development funding. With commercial income increasing...

A jump from $5 to $50k seems unlikely to you for a number of reasons. First there is no reason why every player would get that. in NZ the minimum is 20k but top is unlimited but we'll under 100k. Players do have multi year contracts though. In the NRC now players are making the same. Once...

There were rumours of $2m per season from the Fox deal earmarked for NRC from this year. The ARU is likely to increase this amount in coming years. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

We have to separate the running costs of a franchise which are significant (eg Brumbies making million dollar losses) but their players are actually paid by the ARU from broadcast funds Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

MST that's true but that's also the same criteria used for choosing the new Super Franchises. Yet the Super players are paid from broadcast money. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

A large proportion of NRC players are on existing Super Rugby contracts and don't need to be paid anything. It's only the Club players who will be paid. Currently they are already paid. It is fantasy to think the ARU will increase funding to every other single part of Australian rugby except...

2015 was last year Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

I see. He was fired for his explosive comments made on radio over the weekend. Makes much more sense. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

Interesting if Pulver sided with the Board too. He must have knowledge about the AFP case Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

The case seems to be complicated but he seems to have been let go by the people being investigated by the AFP for financial fraud over where millions of dollars of Brumbies money went. The rot runs deep. And it will remain. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

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That increased Investment into the NRC will for sure partially go to increased wages Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

Let's address those ARU numbers very simply: 1) They are increasing funding of Super Rugby by millions including raising the salary cap 2) They are increasing the Wallaby wage pool to secure top players 3) They are putting millions into Sevens over the next 4 years 4) They are doubling...

I hope the ARU intervenes and fires the Board and reinstates him Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

Australian old boys network strikes again Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

He was the Best thing to happen to that club since Laurie Fisher, Eddie Jones and the Legendary team of the early 00's with Gregan and Larkham Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk