The big sporting news of the week from a New Zealand perspective arrived on Thursday, with the announcement of the pay cut details for this country's top rugby players.
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After a reasonably prolonged negotiation, it was been confirmed the almost 300 players in question could miss out on as much as $25 million if matches couldn't resume in 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis.
The agreement between New Zealand Rugby and the Players Association protects the base salary of those on a retainer of less than $50,000 but all players aren't able to collect additonal payments such as assembly fees, incentives and bonuses.
RNZ Sports Clay Wilson, RNZ sports columnist Hamish Bidwell and two of the country's finest sports commentators Rikki Swannell and Nigel Yalden dissect what it all means for the relevant parties.
Extra Time for 17 April 2020