‘A huge win for players and the game’: NRL pay agreement finally reached

• Players will be highest paid in 109-year history of game
• ‘The game has never been in a better position,’ says Todd Greenberg

The NRL and its players have finally reached an agreement on pay, putting to an end more than 16 months of negotiations.

CEO Todd Greenberg and Rugby League Players Association counterpart Ian Prendergast confirmed the new five-year collective bargaining deal on Friday.