Rugby league players have escalated their protests against the NRL in their ongoing pay talks by agreeing to boycott all media duties, including for next week’s State of Origin series finale.
After months of frustrating talks between the Rugby League Players’ Association and the NRL, a group of senior players agreed on Tuesday night it would abandon all media commitments on days when an NRL, NRLW or State of Origin match is to be played.
The RLPA called a press conference, attended by Rabbitohs prop Tom Burgess and NRLW star Jakiya Whitfield, at the Novotel on Darling Harbour on Wednesday afternoon to outline its position.
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