Collective Agreement Between New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated and Rugby Players Collective Incorporated 15 August 2013 i. C o n t e n t s Part 1 – Basic Terms ............................................................................... 1 1. Fundamental Principles of Agreement ............................................... 1 2. Parties ............................................................................................... 3 3. Term .................................................................................................. 3 4. Variation ............................................................................................ 3 5. Coverage ........................................................................................... 4 6. The Employment Environment under this Collective Agreement ....... 5 7. Secondment ...................................................................................... 7 Part 2 – NZRU Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool ........................................................................................................... 8 8. NZRU Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool ..... 8 9. Player Payment Pool ....................................................................... 10 10. Audit ................................................................................................ 10 11. Variation Ledger .............................................................................. 11 12. High Performance Sport New Zealand Funding (“HPSNZ”) ............ 12 Part 3 – Property ................................................................................... 13 13. Principles ......................................................................................... 13 14. Grant of Player Licence ................................................................... 13 15. Use of Player Licence Property ....................................................... 15 16. Use of Player Licence Property for Promotion of Rugby ................. 16 17. Assignment of Player Licence Property to Sponsors and Broadcasters ................................................................................... 16 18. Personal Promotions by Players ...................................................... 17 19. Publications ..................................................................................... 19 20. Existing Arrangements .................................................................... 19 Part 4 – Commercial Merchandising Programme .............................. 20 21. Commercial Merchandising Programme ......................................... 20 22. Sharing of Net Revenue .................................................................. 21 23. Reporting ......................................................................................... 21 24. Part not to apply where NZRU Property not used ............................ 21 Part 5 – Promotional Services ............................................................. 23 25. Promotional Services ....................................................................... 23 26. Media Interviews .............................................................................. 23 27. Social Media .................................................................................... 24 28. Notice of Requirement to perform Promotional Services ................. 24 29. Limitations on Requirement to perform Promotional Services ......... 25 30. Payment for performing Promotional Services in Certain Circumstances ................................................................................. 26 31. Other Provisions relating to Promotional Services ........................... 27 Part 6 – New Zealand Teams, Competitions and Eligibility of Players ................................................................................................................ 28 32. Competitions and Game Schedules ................................................ 28 Provisions relating to the All Blacks ................................................................ 28 33. All Blacks ......................................................................................... 28 34. All Blacks Assembly ........................................................................ 29 Provisions relating to the Junior All Blacks ..................................................... 29 35. Junior All Blacks .............................................................................. 29 Provisions relating to the Maori All Blacks Team ............................................ 30 36. Maori All Blacks Team ..................................................................... 30 37. Maori All Blacks Team Assembly .................................................... 30 Provisions relating to the All Blacks Sevens Team ......................................... 30 38. All Blacks Sevens Team .................................................................. 30 39. All Blacks Sevens Team Assembly ................................................. 31 40. Emerging Sevens Team .................................................................. 31 Provisions relating to the Under 20 National Team ......................................... 32 41. Under 20 National Team.................................................................. 32 42. Super Rugby Competition................................................................ 32 43. Super Rugby Pre-Season Matches ................................................. 33 44. Other Matches involving Super Rugby Teams ................................ 34 45. Super Rugby Eligibility ..................................................................... 34 Provisions relating to the Premier Competition ............................................... 35 46. Premier Competition ........................................................................ 35 47. Premier Competition Pre-Season Matches...................................... 37 48. Other Matches involving Premier Competition Teams ..................... 37 49. Premier Competition Eligibility ......................................................... 37 Part 7 – NZ Rugby Employment Environment ................................... 38 50. NZ Rugby Contracting Environment ................................................ 38 51. NZRU and Super Rugby Franchise Employment Obligations ......... 39 52. Termination of Playing Contract ...................................................... 43 53. Contracting Process for Playing Contracts ...................................... 43 54. Determination of Agreed Super Rugby Franchise ........................... 44 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Contracts ..................................................... 44 55. NZ Rugby Contracts ........................................................................ 44 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Interim Contracts ......................................... 48 56. NZ Rugby Interim Contracts ............................................................ 48 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Wider Training Group Contracts .................. 50 57. NZ Rugby Wider Training Group Contracts ..................................... 50 58. Wider Training Group Structure ....................................................... 51 59. Commuting of NZ Rugby Interim Contract and NZ Rugby Wider Training Group Contract for Super Rugby Team ............................. 52 Provisions relating to NZRU Sevens Contracts.............................................. 52 60. NZRU Sevens Contracts ................................................................. 52 Provisions relating to NZRU Sevens Wider Training Group Contracts ........... 55 61. NZRU Sevens Wider Training Group Contracts .............................. 55 62. NZRU Sevens Wider Training Group Structure ............................... 56 63. Travel and accommodation for All Blacks Sevens Team ................. 56 64. Super Rugby Selection Process ...................................................... 57 65. Medical Exemption .......................................................................... 59 66. Allocation of NZ Rugby Retainer Payments..................................... 60 Part 8 – Provincial Union Employment Environment ....................... 61 67. Provincial Union Contracting Arrangements .................................... 61 68. Participation in Super Rugby Selection Process .............................. 61 69. Determination of Home Super Rugby Franchise ............................. 62 70. Provincial Union and Provincial Union Development Contract Obligations ....................................................................................... 64 71. Termination of Provincial Union Contract or Provincial Union Development Contract ..................................................................... 65 Provisions relating to Provincial Union Contracts............................................ 66 72. Provincial Union Contracts .............................................................. 66 Provisions relating to Provincial Union Development Contracts...................... 69 73. Provincial Union Development Contracts ........................................ 69 74. Treatment of Provincial Union Development Contract Retainer where Player becomes party to Provincial Union Contract ......................... 73 Franchise or Provincial Union Academies or Development Programmes ....... 73 Provisions relating to Premier Competition