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“Australia would be keen for the top-flight England team to be here. We certainly won't be resting ours.”
Gary Flowers
“The issue of third-party agreements for individual players is a complex issue and something we will be looking at very closely.”
“We have to make a final decision later in the week. It is pretty clear we want to see a genuine desire from Mark to play rugby union and a preparedness to back himself.”
“As much as you can get a read on someone over a coffee, he came across as an impressive person who is genuinely interested in the challenge of playing rugby against the best teams in the world on an international stage.”
“It is a contract based on incentive, and proving himself in rugby. We cannot comment on the actual numbers, but the $750,000 figure which has been bandied around is just nowhere near the mark. Third-party offers have also not been involved in any of the discussions, and is not part of any offer which has been made.”
“If he decides he wants a new challenge in an international game with the potential to play his way into a Rugby World Cup, that's great.”
“We're after details for the identification of those sponsors.”
“There was concern at the AGM (on Thursday) about player contracting.”
“We confirmed we'd continue to monitor the situation very closely and rigidly enforce the protocols on any and all breaches.”
