COLLECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 2016-2018

1 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY & RUGBY PLAYERS COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 2016 - 2018 COLLECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEENNEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION INCORPORATED ANDRUGBY PLAYERS COLLECTIVE INCORPORATEDii | COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NZRU & RPCC ontentsPart 1 Basic Terms .. Principles of AGREEMENT ..33. Term .. EMPLOYMENT Environment under this COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT ..7 Part 2 NZRU Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool . Player Generated Revenue and the Player Payment Pool .. Payment Pool ..1211. Variation Ledger.

2 1312. High Performance Sport New Zealand Funding ( HPSNZ ) ..15 Part 3 Property ..1614. Grant of Player Licence ..1615. Use of Player Licence Property ..1916. Use of Player Licence Property for Promotion of Rugby ..2017. Assignment of Player Licence Property to Sponsors and Broadcasters . 2018 . Personal Promotions by Players ..2420. Existing Arrangements ..24 Part 4 Commercial Merchandising Programme ..2521. Commercial Merchandising Programme ..2522. Sharing of Net Revenue ..2724. Part not to apply where NZRU Property not used.

3 27 Part 5 Promotional Services ..2825. Promotional Services ..2826. Media Interviews ..2927. Social Media ..2928. Notice of Requirement to perform Promotional Services ..2929. Limitations on Requirement to perform Promotional Services ..3130. Payment for performing Promotional Services in Certain Circumstances 32 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NZRU & RPC | iii 31. Other Provisions relating to Promotional Services ..33 Part 6 New Zealand Teams, Competitions and Eligibility of Players ..3432. Competitions and Game Schedules ..34 Provisions relating to the All Blacks.

4 3433. All Blacks ..3434. All Blacks Assembly ..35 Provisions relating to the Junior All Blacks ..3535. Junior All Blacks ..35 Provisions relating to the M ori All Blacks Team ..3636. M ori All Blacks Team ..3637. M ori All Blacks Team Assembly ..36 Provisions relating to the All Blacks Sevens Team ..3738. All Blacks Sevens Team ..3739. All Blacks Sevens Team 3740. Emerging Sevens Team ..38 Provisions relating to the Under 20 National Team ..3841. Under 20 National Team ..38 Provisions relating to the Super Rugby Competition.

5 3942. Super Rugby 3943. Super Rugby Pre-Season Matches ..4044. Other Matches involving Super Rugby Teams ..4145. Super Rugby Eligibility ..42 Provisions relating to the Premier Competition ..4446. Premier Competition ..4447. Premier Competition Pre-Season Matches ..4748. Other Matches involving Premier Competition Teams ..4749. Premier Competition Eligibility ..47 Part 7 NZ Rugby EMPLOYMENT Environment ..4850. NZ Rugby Contracting Environment ..4851. NZRU and Super Rugby Club EMPLOYMENT Obligations ..5052. Termination of Playing Contract.

6 5453. Contracting Process for Playing Contracts ..5554. Determination of Agreed Super Rugby Club ..56 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Contracts ..5655. NZ Rugby Contracts ..56 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Interim Contracts ..6156. NZ Rugby Interim Contracts ..61 Provisions relating to NZ Rugby Draft Contracts ..63iv | COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NZRU & RPC 57. NZ Rugby Draft Contracts ..6358. NZ Rugby Draft Contract Player Structure ..6559. Commuting of NZ Rugby Interim Contract for Super Rugby Team ..65 Provisions relating to NZRU Sevens Contracts.

7 6560. NZRU Sevens Contracts ..6561. Super Rugby Selection 6962. Medical Exemption ..7263. Allocation of NZ Rugby Retainer Payments ..73 Part 8 Provincial Union EMPLOYMENT Environment ..7464. Provincial Union Contracting Arrangements ..7465. Participation in Super Rugby Selection Process ..7566. Determination of Home Super Rugby Club ..7667. Provincial Union and Provincial Union DevelopmentContract Obligations ..7768. Termination of Provincial Union Contract or Provincial UnionDevelopment Contract ..78 Provisions relating to Provincial Union Contracts.

8 7969. Provincial Union Contracts ..79 Provisions relating to Provincial Union Development Contracts ..8470. Provincial Union Development Contracts ..8471. Treatment of Provincial Union Development Contract Retainerwhere Player becomes party to Provincial Union Contract ..90 Provisions relating to Premier Competition ..9072. Premier Competition Squads ..9073. Transfer ..9374. Loan ..9475. Premier Competition Season Structure ..96 Inter-relationship between NZ Rugby and Provincial Union Contracting Arrangements ..9776. Paramountcy given to NZRU Team.

9 97 Provincial Union Salary Cap ..9777. Purpose ..9778. Interpretation ..9879. Provincial Union Commercial Revenue ..10080. Salary Cap Level ..10181. Compliance Obligation ..10282. Salary Cap Assessment ..102 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NZRU & RPC | v 83. Salary Cap Audit ..10284. Penalty ..103 Part 9 Monitoring ..10485. Monitoring of COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT ..10486. RPC s Right to inspect Documents ..10587. Confidentiality of information ..105 Part 10 Misconduct ..10688. On-field Misconduct ..10689. Serious Misconduct and Misconduct.

10 10690. Maximum Sanctions ..110 Part 11 Rugby World Cup / IOC Tournaments ..11191. Terms for Participation ..11192. Rugby World Cup NZRU Team Performance Incentives ..111 Part 12 Other Matters ..11393. KiwiSaver and Player Savings Scheme ..11394. Personal Development Programme ..11495. Illness and Injury ..11796. NZRPA Benevolent and Welfare Fund ..11897. Other Games ..11898. Problem Resolution ..11999. Union Fees and NZRPA Player Payment Pool Payment .. Movement between Countries .. (including Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave,Paternity Leave and Public Holidays).