Wales' top rugby players will take a 25per cent pay cut after the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement ...
Wales' top rugby players will take a 25per cent pay cut after the Professional Rugby Board said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with the Welsh Rugby Players' Association to reduce salaries during the coronavirus crisis.
The PRB, which represents the Welsh Rugby Union and the four professional regional teams - Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - said the cut will not apply to players who earn less than 25,000 pounds a year.The salary reduction will be effective from April 1 and will run for three months as the sport grapples with the financial impact of the pandemic, which forced the WRU to cancel the season in the country.
"But they are in the midst of short careers, many in the prime of those careers and we are asking them to make a financial sacrifice that they won't have planned for. WRPA CEO Barry Cawte applauded the players for taking such a measure during"extraordinary times" and confirmed its staff would also be taking a similar pay cut.
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