Side Entry | Chaotic deadline day a snapshot of a bizarre rugby market

As chaotic as it was, thanks to the circumstances that gave birth to it, domestic rugby’s transfer window within a transfer window this week was an interesting snapshot of the local market.

With Thursday night being the deadline for the 21-day window for players to cancel their contracts with their rugby unions if they were to avoid having to take the blanket pay cut the industry has agreed on to stave off the forecast financial damage of Covid-19 on the sport, this week was an experience in practically everyone involved in rugby chasing their tail.

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