Business of Sport: The worrying signs around NZ Rugby’s Silver Lake deal

Business of Sport: The worrying signs around NZ Rugby’s Silver Lake deal
The NZR wanted to cap the funding that pays our All Blacks, Super Rugby and other professional players once a certain revenue level was reached. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Two worrying signs have emerged in the past week that suggest New Zealand Rugby’s Silver Lake deal could yet unravel. The deal with the American private equity company was questionable from the outset, in my view.  And I’ve seen little since to inspire confidence that it will prove the masterstroke we were all ensured it would be. There were other solutions to NZ Rugby’s (NZR) problems that weren’t adequately scoped. But let’s not get sidetracked.  Two recent events have only intensified the pressure...

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