All Blacks will get tens of thousands of $$ for a win in Rugby World Cup in 2010...

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All Blacks will get tens of thousands of $$ for a win in Rugby World Cup in 2010...





Players selected for Rugby World Cup will receive $35,000 if All Blacks make final and $65,000 for a win under new employment deal





A new collective employment agreement has been signed by the NZRU and the Players Association.



The deal takes the sport through to the end of 2012 and ratifies a number of the initiatives agreed to at the end of last year.



Amongst the major changes, Super Rugby franchises will be able to directly contract players and Super Rugby squads will be expanded and allowed to pick two overseas players.



Under the future competition structure, players selected for next year's Rugby World Cup will receive $35,000 each if the All Blacks makes the final and a further $65,000 each if the team wins the tournament.








Acknowledgements: © 2010 NZCity, NewsTalkZB

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Andy Haden again challenged to prove his claims about Crusaders Polynesian cap...

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Maori Party's Te Ururoa Flavell says if Andy Haden cannot prove his claim of Crusaders' Polynesian cap his integrity must be questioned



Rugby World Cup ambassador Andy Haden is again being challenged to provide evidence to his claim the Crusaders have a cap on selecting Polynesian players.



Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has joined the chorus of critics who question whether Mr Haden should keep his job. He says if the former All Black is really concerned about the future of rugby then he should name the writers of the policy, or even show a written copy of it. He says if Mr Haden cannot substantiate his claims then his integrity needs to be questioned.



"By refusing to disclose the identity of the people who Andy says wrote this so-called policy, he has turned a blind eye to what could potentially be institutionalised racism in that franchise.



"If Andy is really concerned about the future of rugby in this country, and it being a safe sport for all peoples to play, then he must name the policy writers or even better, show us the policy on paper.



Mr Flavell says Mr Haden's role as a Rugby World Cup ambassador should also be called into question if he cannot prove his claims.



It actually gets down to Andy Haden's credibility - or the lack of it.








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