Rugby League Players Association
Rugby League Players Association | |
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Gegründet | 1979 |
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Mitglieder | 480 |
Website | http://rlpa.com.au |
The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) is a representative organisation in Australia. It represents professional rugby league players in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Formerly the Rugby League Professionals Association, the company changed its name in 2009.
Leadership
Former Newcastle Knights captain Tony Butterfield was appointed RLPA CEO in 2000.[1]
Former Western Reds and Penrith Panthers player Matthew Rodwell served as CEO for a brief period up until 2009.[2]
In 2009, David Garnsey took the reins as Chief Executive Officer through until 2015.[3]
In December 2015, former Carlton Football Club player and AFLPA General Manager of Player Relations Ian Prendergast was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the RLPA.[4]
In 2017, Australian, Queensland and Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith was appointed General President of the RLPA, taking over from Clint Newton who continued with the organisation in the role of General Manager of Player Relations.[5]
The Players' Champion
The Rugby League Players' Association's annual awards ceremony, The Players' Champion, recognises the best player in the National Rugby League as voted by their peers.
Four-time winner of the the award, Johnathan Thurston, described the The Players' Champion as "the highest accolade a player can get."[6]
Previous Winners[7]
- 2017 James Tedesco
- 2016 Jason Taumalolo
- 2015 Johnathan Thurston
- 2014 Johnathan Thurston
- 2013 Johnathan Thurston
- 2012 Ben Barba
- 2011 Akuila Uate
- 2010 Darius Boyd
- 2009 Jarryd Hayne
- 2008 Braith Anasta & Petero Civoniceva
- 2007 Matt Bowen
- 2006 Ben Kennedy
- 2005 Johnathan Thurston
- 2004 Danny Buderus
Collective Bargaining Agreement
In November 2017, the RLPA negotiated a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National Rugby League that secured the biggest pay increase for players in the game's 109-year history.[8]
The new CBA deal captures a range of employment related clauses for a five year period, beginning in 2018 through until 2022.
External links
Rugby League Players Association
- ^ "RLPA History - RLPA". RLPA. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Matthew Rodwell". Wikipedia. 2017-07-23.
- ^ "RLPA boss resigns after no confidence vote". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (2015-12-01). "New RLPA boss Ian Prendergast says he'll make union as strong as AFLPA". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Cameron Smith - RLPA". RLPA. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ CALLINAN, JOSH (2016-09-13). "Rugby League Players' Champions Awards | photos, live blog, poll". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
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- ^ "NRL reaches $1 billion peace deal". Retrieved 2017-12-04.