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Available for everyone, funded by readers. 020 8971 4340 Email Adam, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING Registered in England No. This article was brought to you by The Rugby Paper, the UK's best-selling rugby publication, on-sale every Sunday.To subscribe to The Rugby Paper CLICK HERE, Tagged Ellis Genge, George Ford, Leicester Tigers, Manu Tuilagi. Wed 10 Jun 2020 13.08 BST document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.borderBottom='0 none'; EDITORIAL The full Ellis Genge interview is below and is well worth a listen. Ellis Genge shows why he is one of the most colourful men in rugby as he pulls no punches with Alex Lowe. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Please, Genge feels that the players were poorly advised over pay cuts, Listen to Times Radio for the latest well-informed debate, expert analysis and breaking news. This has cast their England futures into doubt with a last-minute switch to a Premiership rival unlikely, as clubs work to budget projections. While Alex Lozowski has agreed a loan move to Montpellier in France. 020 8971 4339 Email Neil, SUBSCRIPTIONS 020 8971 4337 Email Sam, Neil Wooding, Trade Marketing Manager Many players do not therefore feel that the RPA is in a position to. However, the RPA is funded largely by the RFU and Premiership Rugby, which is the company jointly owned by the clubs. Even though a widespread 25 per cent wage reduction was announced last month, a number of players have still not signed the reduced contracts. Argentinian lock Tomas Lavanini is set to leave for return to Paris, having enjoyed a spell with Racing 92 in 2015, and Jordan Taufua is also at risk of departing across the Channel. Many clubs have already imposed temporary salary reductions of 25% prompted by the Covid-19 lockdown that has halted the season. Up to 12 players could be set to leave Welford Road if adjusted contracts are not signed by the end of Tuesday (June 30). “To be clear, this is a totally unacceptable way to operate. Alex Lowe, Deputy Rugby Correspondent. Tigers have recently announced 18 new player contracts after Manu Tuilagi was among those to leave the club Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Last modified on Wed 10 Jun 2020 20.40 BST. document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').onclick=function(){ window.open('http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Rugby+Union','newsnow'); }; By agreeing overseas deal the trio will be unavailable for England selection due to RFU policy, as will any player who follows in their footsteps to play outside of the Premiership or Championship. The Premiership season is to resume on 15 August, with the majority of players having started to return to training. In the meantime the RPA position remains unequivocal: the RPA is opposed to permanent cuts for our members.”. David Emery, Editor in Chief document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.textDecoration='none'; Tap ‘Menu’ and then ‘Times Radio’ to listen to the latest well-informed debate, expert analysis and breaking news. This article was brought to you by The Rugby Paper, the UK's best-selling rugby publication, on-sale every Sunday. 894646. “We don’t want to have a sport where there are only six clubs left at Christmas.”, Hopley is adamant that collective agreement is the best way forward. With club owners having voted this week to reduce the annual salary cap by £1.4m from 2021-22, putting an additional squeeze on squad wages, the RPA cannot rule out a walkout. The England prop Ellis Genge has started negotiations to establish a new players’ union to represent his peers who are opposed to the salary reductions that they feel have been imposed upon them by their clubs. All rights reserved. Lambert said Premiership Rugby’s desire to make permanent 25% wage cuts has been “unanimously rejected” by the players’ board and has warned of legal action. This latest situation could have been entirely avoided with a collaborative and transparent approach and we now find ourselves heading towards a significant legal dispute unless meaningful and genuine dialogue takes place urgently. The futures of Leicester stars Manu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge remain unclear as Premiership clubs wrestle with having their squads commit to pay cuts. “From the outset of this crisis there has been an absolute disregard for the players and the values of the game,” he said. The Daily Mail is reporting that Leicester are yet to finalise new terms with centre Tuilagi, fly-half Ford, and prop Genge. The England prop Ellis Genge has started negotiations to establish a new players’ union to represent his peers who are opposed to the salary reductions that they feel have been imposed upon them by We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. Sam Emery, Head of Sales “Everyone recognises the world is a very different place to three months ago but the most important thing a player has is his contract.”. England’s leading club players are considering strike action in an increasingly bitter row over the imposition of permanent wage cuts. ‘Individuals strong-armed to sign reduced terms’, Players’ union rejects cuts and warns of walkout. “But it is difficult for us to entirely rule out any options when we’re in the situation where we’ve got members with existing, fixed-term contracts essentially being strong-armed into thinking they have no choice but to sign an inferior contract.”. Leicester Tigers prop Ellis Genge spoke to LTTV on the Cardiff Arms Park pitch following the club's European Challenge Cup away win over Cardiff Blues in Round 2 of this season's competition. The Rugby Paper revealed earlier this month that former RPA Player of the Season Telusa Veainu is the subject of interest from the Top 14 and Japan’s Top League. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 020 8971 4333 Email Subscriptions, Manu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge in contract stand-off with Leicester. Many clubs are still struggling to stay afloat financially and the RPA’s chief executive, Damian Hopley, said last month that his members were worried about the wider outlook for their sport. “We’ve been on calls to some clubs where there is a very genuine concern the club might not last the year based on the current financial projections,” Hopley said. All of this hangs over Leicester on the eve of Steve Borthwick’s first official day as head coach on July 1. Ellis Genge … Sale Sharks are the only club to have declared reaching an agreement with their squad to accept salary reductions, after players in the league were forced to the negotiation table by a unanimous vote to lower the Premiership salary cap by £1.4m as of 2021-22. The Rugby Players Association chairman, Mark Lambert, said clubs are showing “an absolute disregard” for his members who are being placed under “undue pressure” to sign contracts on reduced terms by Thursday week. There is also disquiet that clubs are trying to force through pay cuts just months after collecting a £10m windfall apiece from the private equity firm CVC. The futures of Leicester stars Manu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge remain unclear as Premiership clubs wrestle with having their squads commit to pay cuts. England’s Ben Youngs, George Ford and Ellis Genge agree new deals at troubled Leicester. Players are the lifeblood of the game and should be treated with respect. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. “We very much see it as the last action and something you would look to avoid for the benefit of all stakeholders, because it is an extreme move,” said Lambert, the long-serving Harlequins front-row forward. 020 8971 4330 Email Matt, Adam Ellis, Digital Editor 020 8971 4332 Email David, Matt Emery, Editor document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').style.cursor='pointer'; Alex Lozowski has agreed a loan move to Montpellier, Manu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England, Leicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players, TEAMS: McCall sticks by the Saracens who overcame Leinster, The Maunder dynasty’s arrow is pointing up in Exeter’s era of success, Northampton prop Manny Iyogun hungry for more after showing his mettle at Exeter, Steven Luatua a late withdrawal from Bristol squad, Uren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now. With club owners having voted this week to reduce the annual salary cap by £1.4m from 2021-22, putting an additional squeeze on squad wages, the RPA cannot rule out a walkout. “Players at some clubs are now being served with ultimatums and being put under undue pressure to sign amended contracts through the manufactured deadline of 18 June. Genge, 25, who plays for Leicester Tigers, has said that this players’ group is not a rival or a breakaway from the established players’ union, the Rugby Players Association (RPA). As has been the case with George Kruis and Freddie Burns, the rugby market in Japan has opened a new alternative to the Premiership. It has a level of frankness that Irish rugby supporters may not be too accustomed to.

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