nto their own high-performance programs.
nning games of Rugby, be they Rugby World NRC level, or back with their Premier Rugby nt into performance and wellbeing support
ing as support for their RUPA Player Board conduit between RUPA and the players. We
2018 DELEGATES In 2018, eleven players served as RUPA Delegates, acting as support for their RUPA Player Board Directors (excl. Western Force) as well as an additional conduit between RUPA and the players. We thank them for their time and commitment. •
Brumbies: Ben Alexander & Lachlan Mccaffrey
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Melbourne Rebels: Ross Haylett-Petty & Sam Talakai
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NSW Waratahs: Michael Hooper & Andrew Kellaway
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Queensland Reds: Duncan Paia’aua & Caleb Timu
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Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens: Alicia Quirk
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Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens: Ben O’Donnell
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Western Force: Ian Prior
HIGH PERFORMANCE A key outcome of the CBA V negotiation was RUPA’s place on the newly constituted Australian Rugby High Performance Panel, charged with overhauling and centralising Australian Rugby’s disparate high performance ecosystem. This unity of purpose
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provides a shared objective which will be pivotal to drive cultural and behavioural changes that will be necessary to improve the current Australian Rugby High Performance system. Throughout 2018, the Panel work focused on Talent ID & Development systems, Academies & Pathways, Contracting Structures and Super Rugby & Wallaby collaboration. The Panel also considered and debated the Wellbeing & Performance grants for 2019. This willingness to financially contribute to their own high performance programs, a first in Australian sport, is a clear demonstration of the players commitment to the long term sustainability of the game. AGENTS