Collective Agreement Between New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated and Rugby Players Collective Incorporated 2019 - 2020 i. Contents Part 1 – Basic Terms .................................................................................................................. 1 1. Fundamental Principles of Agreement ...................................................................................... 1 2. Parties ....................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Term .......................................................................................................................................... 3 4. Variation .................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Coverage ................................................................................................................................... 5 6. The Employment Environment under this Collective Agreement .............................................. 5 7. Secondment .............................................................................................................................. 7 Part 2 – NZRU Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool .................... 9 8. NZRU Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool ............................................. 9 9. Player Payment Pool ............................................................................................................... 12 10. Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 12 11. Variation Ledger ...................................................................................................................... 13 12. High Performance Sport New Zealand Funding (“HPSNZ”) .................................................... 14 Part 3 – Property ...................................................................................................................... 16 13. Principles ................................................................................................................................. 16 14. Grant of Player Licence Property ............................................................................................ 16 15. Use of Player Licence Property ............................................................................................... 19 16. Use of Player Licence Property for Promotion of Rugby ......................................................... 20 17. Assignment of Player Licence Property to Sponsors and Broadcasters ................................. 20 18. Personal Promotions by Players ............................................................................................. 21 19. Publications ............................................................................................................................. 24 20. Existing Arrangements ............................................................................................................ 24 21. Player Attributes and Player Performance Information ........................................................... 24 22. All Blacks Assembly Protocols ................................................................................................ 26 Part 4 – Commercial Merchandising Programme ............................................................ 28 23. Commercial Merchandising Programme ................................................................................. 28 24. Sharing of Net Revenue .......................................................................................................... 29 25. Reporting ................................................................................................................................. 30 26. Part not to apply where NZRU Property not used ................................................................... 30 Part 5 – Promotional Services .............................................................................................. 31 27. Promotional Services .............................................................................................................. 31 28. Media Interviews ..................................................................................................................... 32 29. Social Media ............................................................................................................................ 32 30. Notice of Requirement to perform Promotional Services......................................................... 32 31. Limitations on Requirement to perform Promotional Services ................................................. 34 32. Payment for performing Promotional Services in Certain Circumstances ............................... 34 33. Other Provisions relating to Promotional Services .................................................................. 35 Part 6 – New Zealand Teams, Competitions and Eligibility of Players ....................... 37 34. Competitions and Game Schedules ........................................................................................ 37 ii. Provisions relating to the All Blacks ........................................................................................................ 37 35. All Blacks ................................................................................................................................. 37 36. All Blacks Assembly ................................................................................................................ 38 Provisions relating to the Junior All Blacks ............................................................................................. 38 37. Junior All Blacks ...................................................................................................................... 38 Provisions relating to the Maori All Blacks Team .................................................................................... 39 38. Maori All Blacks Team............................................................................................................. 39 39. Maori All Blacks Team Assembly ............................................................................................ 39 Provisions relating to the All Blacks Sevens Team ................................................................................. 40 40. All Blacks Sevens Team.......................................................................................................... 40 41. All Blacks Sevens Team Assembly ......................................................................................... 40 42. Emerging Sevens Team .......................................................................................................... 41 Provisions relating to the Under 20 National Team ................................................................................ 41 43. Under 20 National Team ......................................................................................................... 41 Provisions relating to the Super Rugby Competition .............................................................................. 42 44. Super Rugby Competition ....................................................................................................... 42 45. Super Rugby Pre-Season Matches ......................................................................................... 43 46. Other Matches involving Super Rugby Teams ........................................................................ 44 47. Super Rugby Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 44 Provisions relating to the Premier Competition ....................................................................................... 47 48. Premier Competition ............................................................................................................... 47 49. Premier Competition Pre-Season Matches ............................................................................. 49 50. Other Matches involving Premier Competition Teams ............................................................ 49 51. Premier Competition Eligibility ................................................................................................. 49 Part 7 – NZ Rugby Employment Environment ................................................................... 50 52. NZ Rugby Contracting Environment ........................................................................................ 50 53. NZRU and Super Rugby Club Employment Obligations ......................................................... 52 54. Termination of Playing Contract .............................................................................................. 57 55. Contracting Process for Playing Contracts .............................................................................. 58 56. Determination of Agreed Super Rugby Club ........................................................................... 59 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Contracts ............................................................................................. 59 57. NZ Rugby Contracts ................................................................................................................ 59 Provisions relating