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The impasse between Rugby Australia and the players’ association over salary negotiations continues, and the two sides failed to reach an agreement on Saturday.
RA power brokers, including embattled CEO Raelene Castle, met with RUPA representatives to discuss the extent of the players’ pay cuts amid the suspension of Super Rugby due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But although there was no resolution for the fifteen-day saga, the governing body emerged from optimistic deals that a compromise could be reached before the end of Easter.
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The meeting of Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle with RUPA representatives will continue over the Easter weekend.
“Rugby Australia believes that progress has been made and that both sides will continue negotiations in good faith for the good of the game,” RA said in a statement.
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“The meeting ended earlier this afternoon and both sides have left to consider their position in anticipation of talks continuing over the Easter weekend.
“Rugby Australia is doing everything possible to achieve an outcome that provides short-term financial certainty and enables the game to emerge from this global health and economic crisis and continue to serve the more than 900 rugby clubs in communities across the world. country”.
Saturday’s talks were postponed from Thursday because an RA director was ill.
It is understood that RA had asked players to take a 65 percent pay cut until the end of September, but RUPA rejected that proposal last week when Castle only accepted a 50 percent cut and other executives only a 30 percent cut. hundred.
Castle is reported to have subsequently agreed to a new cut to match any reductions that players copy.
The liquidity-struggling governing body last week left 75 percent of its workforce without players, after announcing a loss of $ 9.4 million (NZ $ 9.8) in 2019.
