Threat of NRL player boycott escalates as deadline set with season looming

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The dispute between the NRL hierarchy and its players has ramped up after an RLPA conference resolved to take industrial action to the next level

Media bans to be implemented with pay talks unresolved

NRL and NRLW players resolved at a Leaders in League conference held by the Rugby League Players Association in Sydney last week to cover NRL logos, delay kick-offs and implement external media bans at NRL Pre-Season Challenge games as part of “increased activations” to get their differences resolved.The two-round NRL Pre-Season Challenge kicks off on Thursday night in Auckland with a clash between the Warriors and Wests Tigers.

The recent conference involved getting feedback from players and workshopping strategies between themselves, so they could reach a collective agreement and then put pressure on the NRL to agree to it. “It’s unacceptable,” Welch said. “They can’t sign contracts, they’re not training, they’re really in limbo to be honest.”

 

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