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Salary cuts: Premiership players and clubs 'heading towards legal dispute' - RPA
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Wednesday, 10 June 2020 05:17
England's rugby players are heading towards a "significant legal dispute" with clubs over salary cuts. On Monday, Premiership clubs voted unanimously to cut the salary cap by £1.4m from the 2021-22 season. The majority of top-flight players took a 25% pay cut in March because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Players will take legal action unless urgent…
Maro Itoje welcomes 'headphones-off' discussion on racial prejudice
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 10:03
England's Maro Itoje says he hopes widespread protests after the death of George Floyd will spur society to confront longstanding prejudice.The 25-year-old, who was born in London to Nigerian parents, was speaking on a special Rugby Union Weekly podcast."We are having a better, harsher look at the problem of racism," he said. "When you are speaking to someone with headphones…
Ellis Genge: England star defends Edward Colston statue action
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 05:26
England rugby union international Ellis Genge says the pulling down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol was "warranted".Genge grew up in Bristol but now plays for Leicester Tigers."I've got a lot of black family in Bristol and we're all proud Bristolians but at the same time, we didn't want a big statue in the middle of…
Premiership: English clubs agree salary cap cut by £1.4m
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Monday, 08 June 2020 11:22
Premiership clubs have unanimously agreed to cut the salary cap by £1.4m.The senior ceiling will come down to £5m from the 2021/22 season, plus the existing £600,000 of academy credits, to help clubs with the losses incurred as a result of coronavirus.The reduction will be in place until the end of the 2023/24 season. An announcement is expected on Tuesday.…
Exeter Chiefs Women: Head coach Susie Appleby on Premier 15s plans
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Monday, 08 June 2020 06:14
Setting up a new team in the middle of a global pandemic has had its unique challenges.But Exeter Chiefs Women have ambitious plans and expect to "hit the ground running" as soon as they get the green light to start pre-season training.Since the Chiefs were awarded a three-year franchise to play in the Premier 15s in April, head coach Susie…
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