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Rob Nichol: NZ Rugby Players' Association CEO on the potential split from NZ Rugby over the governance change
New Zealand’s rugby provinces have been warned by the professional players to brace for a civil war if they vote to approve their own governance change proposal at next week’s special general meeting.
In an explosive move that shows how distressed the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) is with the current governance system and the possibility of it not being fixed in line with independent recommendations, the trade body has told the unions it is ready to break away to form a new and separate entity to manage the professional game.
In a fiercely worded letter sent to all unions as…
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