2018/19 Season Update.
As you are all hopefully aware, the regulations pertaining to payment of players came into force on 1st August 2018, as part of RFU Regulation 7 - Players, Approaches, Contracts, Payments and Player Movement (please click here for Payment of Player FAQs). The RFU has received a number of queries on topics related to Regulation 7 that we feel would be helpful to share more widely:
1. Payment of Player declarations: Club declarations will be due between 1st March and 30th June 2019 in respect of any Gross Payments of Material Benefits paid or payable between 1 June 2018 and 31 May 2019. Therefore the arrangements that clubs currently have in place will be captured by this declaration and may impact upon the RFU benefits the club is eligible for next season.
2. Requirement to have a contract: Any person or entity giving or receiving (whether directly or indirectly) any Material Benefit for participation in the Game must ensure that: (a) a Contract is in place; (b) such Contract is in a form approved and/or distributed by the RFU; and (c) RFU Regulation 14.6.3 is complied with (submission of documents to registrar). Please utilise model contracts made available by the RFU
3. Player approaches: No party may directly or indirectly approach any Player who is under Contract with a Club to attempt to induce the Player to leave that Club, unless in the final six months of the term of that Player’s Contract, or with agreement of that Club. This season the RFU has successfully brought cases against two clubs (one at level 3 and one at level 6) for approaching players under contract.
4. Agents: In one of the above cases a RFU Registered Agent was also sanctioned for his part in the unauthorised approach. RFU Regulation - Agents mandates that Registered Agents must not take any steps (including the making of public statements) intended to induce any person to act in breach of any Rules of a Home Union or in breach of his or her written agreement with the Home Union or any Club or any other Registered Agent.
Clubs or Players are also reminded that should they wish to engage a person to act for them in carrying out Agent Activity (as defined in RFU Regulation 8) and/or in relation to any approach, negotiation, arrangement or execution of any transfer or registration of any Player with a Club, they must only appoint a Registered Agent. Please click here for a list of RFU Registered agents.
If you need more information and have any questions, please contact PaymentofPlayers@rfu.com
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