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Wages soar as John Hall enters Premiership fray

NOBODY can accuse rugby’s transition from amateurism to professionalism of being smooth and trouble free. Indeed nearly 25 years on many of the issues remain.
The fateful decision by the IRB in Paris on August 26, 1995 still caught many by surprise. Some hadn’t read the signs – or turned a Nelsonian eye – while others staggered around in denial for a while missing a vital window of opportunity.
It was clear talking to the movers and shakers at the time that the original intention, driven by IRB chairman Vernon Pugh, below, was to generously reward international Tes...

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