Scottish Rugby to consult players, staff over salary cuts


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 14 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Italy v Scotland - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - February 22, 2020 Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

(Reuters) - The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) said on Monday it would discuss a salary reduction programme for higher earning players and staff with the governing body's finances badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland Head coach Gregor Townsend and the SRU board have taken a 25% wage deferral until Sept. 1 to help ease the burden, while chief executive Mark Dodson has taken a 30% deferral.

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