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Playing the Ball
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Black Ferns’ bonuses a cheap exercise in political point scoring

OPINION: Those calling for national women’s rugby team to have pay parity with All Blacks should think about rewarding our other world champion athletes too.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 22 Nov 2022

Tediously predictable and utterly expected has been the reaction from every member of Parliament, including the PM, clamouring over themselves to make the news by being quoted as saying that the Black Ferns deserve lavish bonuses and pay parity with the All Blacks.

Of course they would all say that.

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Martin Devlin Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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