NRL to discuss rule to stop players leaving contracts to sign inflated deals with rivals – Wide World of Sports

The days NRL players hold clubs to ransom and break contracts for “family reasons” only to receive pay rises at rival clubs appears to be over.
The ARL Commission will meet Wednesday and consider a new rule forbidding players who break a contract from signing for more money at a rival club.
The move comes after a recent spate of cases involving players asking for a release from their contracts because of personal issues and then signing on with rivals on upgraded deals.
Under the the rule a player…

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