Pay cuts give Rugby Australia time but fight for sustainability starts now | Bret Harris

Players agree to take a 60 per cent reduction in wages but much work is still to be done to arrive at a payment model for a financially fragile codeThe agreement between Rugby Australia and the Rugby Union Players Association for players to take 60 per cent pay cuts will provide critical short-term financial relief for the struggling code during the coronavirus pandemic.But as drawn out as these negotiations were, they should be just the first step towards striking a new deal between RA and its most valuable asset, serving as a precursor to a re-negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement which…