Fundamental Principles of Agreement. The NZRU is a member of World Rugby, and a member of SANZAAR. The NZRU selects and manages NZRU Teams and administers the Premier Competition. The NZRU grants a licence to each of the five Super Rugby Clubs for the purpose of allowing each of those Super Rugby Clubs to select and manage a Super Rugby Team in the Super Rugby Competition. The Provincial Unions are members of the NZRU. Each Provincial Union selects and manages a representative team which participates in the Premier Competition. The NZRU represents the interests of the Super Rugby Clubs and the Provincial Unions, and each of those entities agree to be bound by and comply with the terms of this Collective Agreement (insofar as those terms apply to them). Each Super Rugby Club and Provincial Union has indicated its acceptance of this arrangement by signing an acknowledgment document, a copy of which is annexed as Appendix 1 to this Collective Agreement. The NZRU recognises the RPC as the official representative of its members (being New Zealand professional Rugby players). The RPC represents the interests of the New Zealand Rugby Players Association. Together, in this way the NZRU and the RPC are key stakeholders in the business of professional Rugby in New Zealand. The parties recognise the role played by each other in the operation of the business of Rugby in New Zealand, and agree that this is necessarily founded upon a relationship of partnership between them. In entering into this Collective Agreement the NZRU and the RPC recognise the need to align the parties’ interests and combine their respective strengths, in the spirit of partnership, and record: the parties’ recognition of the obligations of good faith owed between them in their relationships (as a consequence of the various employment relationships in this Collective Agreement); the parties’ mutual desire to create a strong sense of partnership and shared purpose; the parties’ mutual desire to reward Players for excellent performance (both on and off the field); the parties’ mutual desire to encourage Player retention and to reward loyalty; and the parties acknowledge that observing the values set out in the Rugby Way is in their mutual interests and the best interests of the Game. The parties will consult with each other about any matter which materially affects (or has the potential to materially affect) their relationship (particularly including any matter under this Collective Agreement). The parties recognise the importance of ...
Fundamental Principles of Agreement. The NZRU is a member of the IRB, and a member of SANZAR. The NZRU selects and manages NZRU Teams and administers the Premier Competition. The NZRU grants franchises to each of the five Super Rugby Franchises for the purpose of allowing each of those Super Rugby Franchises to select and manage a Super Rugby Team in the Super Rugby Competition. The Provincial Unions are members of the NZRU. Each Provincial Union selects and manages a representative team which participates in the Premier Competition. The NZRU represents the interests of the Super Rugby Franchises and the Provincial Unions, and each of those entities agree to be bound by and comply with the terms of this Collective Agreement (insofar as those terms apply to them). Each Super Rugby Franchise and Provincial Union has indicated its acceptance of this arrangement by signing an acknowledgment document, a copy of which is annexed as Appendix 1 to this Collective Agreement. The NZRU recognises the RPC as the official representative of its members (being New Zealand professional Rugby players). The RPC represents the interests of the New Zealand Rugby Players Association. Together, in this way the NZRU and the RPC are key stakeholders in the business of professional Rugby in New Zealand. The parties recognise the role played by each other in the operation of the business of Rugby in New Zealand, and agree that this is necessarily founded upon a relationship of partnership between them. In entering into this Collective Agreement the NZRU and the RPC recognise the need to align the parties’ interests and combine their respective strengths, in the spirit of partnership, and record:
Fundamental Principles of Agreement. 1.1 The NZRU is a member of World Rugby, and a member of SANZAAR. The NZRU selects and manages NZRU Teams and administers the Premier Competition.
