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Rugby League Players Association To Focus On Forming Governing Partnership With NRL

When the Rugby League Players Association lodged a 65-page document with the National Rugby League, ahead of the current collective bargaining agreement negotiations, two demands -- a free subscription to Foxtel at the players' union's Homebush HQ and hosting and hospitality rights at every NRL game -- sent club execs "into a rage," according to Roy Masters of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. When asked about the "fury over the claim," RLPA CEO Ian Prendergast said, "It's not the first time I've heard this." The Foxtel/corporate box demands, as well as a request for 1,000 grand final tickets, are "likely to shift to the bottom of what the NRL describe as an ambit claim," with the RLPA document suggesting the players' union is "more focused on establishing a governing partnership with the NRL." Under the sub-heading, "Agreement and Consultation Rights and Obligations," the RLPA said that it expects the NRL to consult in relation to "Strategic Plans, Government and Constitutional Changes, Club Licensing and funding arrangements, Commercial arrangements ..." Prendergast said, "We're not asking for carte blanche rights." He pointed out that the RLPA is "entitled to question the length of an NRL season, given its impact on players' health and safety." The RLPA is seeking 29% of total game revenue, including Leagues Club funding, from which it is demanding a A$5M ($3.8M) payment to finance its administration, "removing the current obligation on clubs to pay players' RLPA annual subscriptions from the salary cap" (SMH, 6/14).

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