All Blacks players face 50% wage cut due to coronavirus crisis

New Zealand Rugby will make cuts if no play in 2020All areas of game asked to ‘share financial pain’The All Blacks and many of their fellow top professional players could lose half of their income if no more rugby is possible this year under cuts announced by New Zealand Rugby.In a joint statement with the players’ union, NZR said on Thursday they were immediately freezing around NZ$25m, or 50%, of “forecasted player spend” for this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Related: No bailout for Rugby Australia as World Rugby warns Sanzaar nations of domino effect Continue reading...…