Rugby sevens stars Maddison and Teagan Levi have had a bid to play within the NRLW as an alternative of the ladies’s Rugby World Cup subsequent 12 months knocked again by Rugby Australia, in accordance with a media report.
The Sydney Morning Herald studies the sisters stood to earn as much as $100,000 every as marquee gamers for a most 13-week stint within the competitors subsequent 12 months.
That determine was reported to be as a lot as they earn in a 12 months underneath their fulltime contracts with Rugby Australia, which expire on the finish of 2026.
The Herald mentioned Australia’s girls’s sevens coach Tim Walsh had given his blessing for the star pair to take a three-month break from rugby commitments to play within the NRLW subsequent 12 months throughout a break within the sevens calendar.
Teagan Levi (L) and Maddison Levi (R). (Picture by Matt King/Getty Pictures)
Rugby Australia chief govt Phil Waugh and director of high-performance Peter Horne have rejected the request and wish the sisters to make themselves accessible for the Wallaroos’ World Cup marketing campaign subsequent 12 months.
The World Cup might be performed in the UK in August and September – the identical time because the NRLW competitors.
An RA official mentioned the sisters had been contracted to rugby and head workplace anticipated them to fulfil their obligations.
The sisters’ supervisor – twin worldwide Mat Rogers – urged the discussions had been ongoing.
“Our precedence at Rogers Sports activities Administration is Maddie and Teagan Levi,” Rogers informed the Herald.
“We perceive that rugby has afforded them a tremendous alternative, however these younger girls are phenomenal athletes in demand in three codes; AFL, rugby league and rugby union. They’re presently contracted to rugby union.
“There’s little doubt we are going to honour that contract however we’re all the time exploring methods to maximise the incomes capability of our women that most accurately fits their future. There was an urge for food to discover it, however with the rugby girls’s World Cup on the horizon, it doesn’t look doubtless they are going to be afforded the chance to play.”
Waugh mentioned he anticipated the Levis to stay in rugby for the long run.
“Maddison and Teagan are world-class gamers and extremely valued by Australian rugby,” Waugh informed the Herald. “They had been the discuss of the rugby world after their sensible performances on the Paris Olympics.
“We look ahead to the Levis enjoying main roles in additional main event success in rugby within the years forward.”
