Rugby Australia are set to give their women’s team part-time centralised contracts in move towards a fully professional programme.
This is a first for Rugby Australia, which will be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanes on Saturday, 18 February at Kirribilli House.
Rugby Australia will hand out the part-time contracts to 35 players under the game’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The 2 million dollars will see elite players contracted across three tiers with the capacity to earn between $30,000 and $52,000 in Rugby Australia’s payments for the Wallaroos and Super W duties.
This means that all the Super W players will get a minimum of $4000 from Rugby Australia, while their clubs will provide the other money to them for the duration of the seven week competition.
The funding from Rugby Australia will also be poured into High Performance programs at Super W clubs.
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan said in a statement: “Australia hosting the women’s rugby World Cup in 2029 present us with a great target for women’s rugby. We want Wallaroos to win our home World Cup, with a fully professional squad of heroes inspiring the next-generation.”
He added: “It is just the beginning, but the future for women’s Rugby in Australia looks very bright!”
“This is just the beginning, we still have a lot of work to do but this far and away the largest investment that we have ever made into women’s rugby. We are determined to continue the growth in coming years to ensure that our goal become a reality,” he concluded.
Photo 1 Caption: Rugby Australia to contract the Australian women’s 15’s rugby team for the first time with a $2 million funding boost. Photo: Wallaroos (Twitter)
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