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Borthwick names 17 England players given RFU deals
England head coach Steve Borthwick names a group of 17 players who will receive English rugby’s first Enhanced Elite Player Squad contracts.
England boss names 17 players awarded first enhanced Elite Player Squad deals
England head coach Steve Borthwick has named 17 players who have been awarded the first enhanced Elite Player Squad contracts in English rugby. The introduction of the hybrid contracts, which form part of the newly created Men’s Professional Game Partnership announced in September,
England award EPS "hybrid" contracts to 17 players
The Rugby Football Union has finally announced the 17 players who have been awarded enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts, which will provide a guaranteed annual payment in place of game-by-game match fees.
England: 17 players handed groundbreaking enhanced EPS contracts
England Rugby have confirmed that 17 players have been awarded enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts, as announced in the new Men's Professional Game Partnership (MPGP) last month.
Borthwick unveils new contracts for leading England players
England rugby coach Steve Borthwick announced Friday that 17 players had been awarded enhanced "Elite Player Squad" (EPS) contracts, giving him greater control over his top stars.
England announce first 17 recipients of new contracts as Steve Borthwick’s core squad revealed
England have unveiled the first 17 recipients of the “enhanced EPS” contracts that will afford Steve Borthwick greater control over a core group of key players. The new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) between the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby empowered the England head coach to hand out up to 25 of the new deals.
England rugby agrees to new player contracts worth $207K a year
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