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An Australian news report has claimed that New Zealand Rugby offered Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, with $ 1.1 million a year on the Warriors, $ 550,000 to switch codes.
Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would have lost more than $ 1 million if he had changed the codes in an attempt to become an All Black, according to a Sydney news report.
Speculation intensified Saturday that the Kiwi fullback could jump ship to New Zealand Rugby after a comment from incoming Warriors coach Nathan Brown that it would be “an advantage” if the captain was at the club in 2021 .
Warriors CEO Cameron George later told Stuff Tuivasa-Sheck, who is on contract until 2022, that he would be on deck next season.
A report in Sydney’s Daily telegraph He has since claimed that New Zealand Rugby approached Tuivasa-Sheck to change the codes with the potential to become an All Black.
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“However, his bid is understood to have been around $ 550,000 a year; the All Blacks’ top winner Beauden Barrett receives $ 990,000 per season.” Daily telegraph wrote reporter Jamie Pandaram.
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Tuivasa-Sheck, the 2018 Dally M Player of the Year award winner, is the third highest paid player in the NRL at $ 1.1 million a year.
“Over the course of two years, he would lose over $ 1 million if he switched to New Zealand rugby,” Pandaram wrote.
“It means the Warriors, who are set to sign Addin Fonua-Blake from Manly, will have their captain on board until the end of 2022.”
the Daily telegraph had reported in August that Tuivasa-Sheck had contacted the Blues to switch to rugby union so he could stay in Auckland with his family.
That speculation was quickly silenced by the Warriors, and senior forward Tohu Harris revealed that Tuivasa-Sheck addressed the players about the rumor, telling them “don’t believe everything you read in the papers.”
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Incoming Warriors coach Nathan Brown, pictured while with the Newcastle Knights, caused a stir with his claim that Roger Tuivasa-Sheck still had aspirations to become an All Black.
Nothing more was said until Brown, who signed a three-year contract as the Warriors coach, said about the Triple M radio station on Saturday that Tuivasa-Sheck still had All Blacks aspirations.
“Right now I don’t know 100% where everything is, but there is a possibility that Roger will play rugby league next year, which would be an advantage for the club,” Brown said.
“But I also know that Roger has a desire to represent the All Blacks, like many young children.”
George said Stuff, however, that Tuivasa-Sheck had “two years to go with us, and he is a big part of our club.”
“Everyone has had a really challenging year, but from my perspective, I’m sure Roger is part of our future.”
