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Les Lions trouvent un accord financier avec les joueurs

Jamie George sous le maillot des Lions britanniques et irlandais

La tournée en Australie prévue l’année prochaine pourrait être lucrative pour les joueurs des Lions britanniques et irlandais.

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Un accord unique a, pour la première fois, été trouvé pour la création d’un nouveau modèle de partenariat. Ainsi, une partie des bénéfices générés par cette tournée sera répartie entre les joueurs.

En plus de ce nouveau modèle financier, l’accord garantira une collaboration d’autant plus poussée entre les Lions et les joueurs concernant la programmation et la préparation.

En 2025, par exemple, un camp d’entraînement et le match de pré-tournée de la Lions 1888 Cup se tiendront en juin, après l’annonce de la sélection.

Ieuan Evans, président des Lions britanniques et irlandais, qui a joué un rôle déterminant durant la brillante tournée de 1989 en Australie, a déclaré : « Il s’agit d’une avancée notable pour les joueurs qui sont au cœur de la réussite des tournées des Lions. C’est normal que leurs efforts soient reconnus.

« À moins de neuf mois du premier test-match en Australie, les attentes montent et nous voulons créer le meilleur environnement possible pour les joueurs, tant sur le terrain qu’en dehors. »

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Jamie George, capitaine de l’Angleterre, a eu une influence certaine sur la représentation des joueurs lors des discussions portant sur l’avenir du rugby professionnel. Il est ravi de cette avancée.

George, qui était présent lors des tournées de 2017 et 2021 et a connu quatre sélections avec les Lions, a confié : « Être sélectionné avec les Lions, c’est, pour la plupart des joueurs, le summum d’une carrière. Ce maillot a une symbolique unique. Il pousse non seulement à performer lors des matchs, mais aussi à perpétuer l’héritage des Lions pour les générations à venir. Que la voix des joueurs ait été entendue et écoutée, c’est un véritable progrès, notamment pour l’avenir de l’équipe. »

Quant à Finn Russell, qui devrait compter parmi les ouvreurs,  a ajouté : « L’héritage des Lions va au-delà du rugby. Les joueurs ont toujours été au cœur de son histoire et ce n’est qu’un juste retour des choses de créer un environnement qui les remercie pour leurs efforts. »

Cet article a été publié initialement en anglais sur RugbyPass.com et adapté en français par Idriss Chaplain.

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JW 3 hours ago
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It really all depends of how much overseas players would be paid (by NZR) to play for the All Blacks. I’ve not heard a peep on this front from any author suggesting it’s a good idea.


If it’s nothing (a player gets his weekly paycheck from the club and thats it (which we know is definitely not the case in Ireland and France, or SA even I think?), then maybe it would retain more SR level players given that they’ll be getting the “AB” component (which is about where things stand, Burke for instance would have had to had his Sader contract upgraded to an AB one (think above Pero levels) to be on similar money.


I’d having to imagine if a player is getting paid to do nothing over the international windows though, they are going to want to get paid extra for appear for the ABs, so in this situation, it’s hard to see many players being retained, yes.


I’m pretty sure they flew to Japan and met in person.


I’ve heard/had these discussions numerous times. I don’t think theres anyway to judge the interest that would be retain in SR. For one, it might be a more entertaining league as a result, as the JRLO is compared to Europe, despite it obviously being a lesser standard.


If SRP is of a lesser standard and now able to use Japanese and American players to bolster teams, perhaps those markets more than make up for the downturn in NZ and Aus? Perhaps it gives NZR flexibility to create a more fit for purpose interdomestic competition, and interest actually increases? All you might need is a proper pathway from school to pro?


Razor asked NZR to keep an open mind. Did NZR answer any of these questions to themself?

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JW 4 hours ago
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Yeah of course it can be, it manages a good commerical outcome when 100 million people are following it. I’m saying rugby is no where near even remotely close to getting the payoff you’re talking about, never mind the distinct lack of anyway to implement it.


So you’re going for the dirty approach. I’m not surprised, it’s the only way to easily implement it right now. I wouldn’t see the benefit to doing that myself. A draft, if purely feasible in it’s own right, doesn’t need to provide commercial benefit at all (if it works, that’s all it needs to do, as it no doubt did back in america’s heyday). But without the advantageous backing of sponsors and interest levels, if you pick the wrong method to implement it, like a dirty approach, you do potential harm to it’s acceptance.


The aspect’s of the approach you chose that I don’t like, is that the franchises are the ones spending the money of the U20’s only for there opposition to get first dibs. Personally, I would much prefer an investment into a proper pathway (which I can’t really see SR U20s being at all in anycase). I’m not exactly sure how the draft works in america, but I’m pretty sure it’s something like ‘anyone whishing to be pro has to sign for the draft’, and results in maybe 10 or 20% of those being drafted. The rest (that accumulative 80/90% year on year) do go back into club, pronvincial, or whatever they have there, and remain scouted and options to bring in on immediate notice for cover etc. You yes, you draw on everybody, but what is generating your interest in the drafties in the first plaec?


This is your missing peace. If some come through school and into the acadamies, which would be most, you’ve currently got three years of not seeing those players after they leave school. Those that miss and come in through club, maybe the second year theyre in the draft or whatever, aged 20/21, you’re going to have no clue how they’ve been playing. NPC is a high level, so any that are good enough to play that would already be drafted, but some late bloomers you might see come in NPC but then Sky’s not going to broadcast that anymore. So what’s generating this massive interest you’re talking about, and most importantly, how does it tie in with the other 7 clubs that will be drafting (and providing) players outside of NZ?


Is the next step to pump tens of millions into SRP U20s? That would be a good start for investment in the youth (to get onto international levels of pathway development) in the first place but are fans going to be interested to the same level as what happens in america? Baseball, as mentioned, has the minor leagues, if we use that model it hasn’t to be broad over the whole pacific, because you’re not having one draft right, they all have to play against each other. So here they get drafted young and sent out into a lower level thats more expansive that SR, is there interest in that? There would be for large parts, but how financially viable would it be. Twiggy tried to get a league started and NPC clubs joined. BOP and Taranaki want SR representation, do we have a mix of the biggest clubs and provinces/states make a couple of divisions? I think that is far more likely to fan interest and commerical capabilities than an U20 of the SR teams. Or ofc Uni fits a lot of options. I’ve not really read anything that has tried to nut out the feasability of a draft, it can certainly work if this spitballing is anything to go by, but I think first theres got to be a need for it far above just being a drafting level.

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