By RugbyPass.
Incoming Australia head coach Dave Rennie has started his new job on the right foot after reportedly taking a voluntary 30 per cent pay cut, a sacrifice valued at around $NZ80,000 over three months.
His salary reduction came just days after Rugby Australia had initially ruled out asking the New
Zealander to take one.
With the current global Covid-19 crisis having a devastating effect, pay cuts have been the order of the day at rugby union administrations across the world. It's something which players in Australia have already faced, but it was believed that the now-former Glasgow Warriors coach's new salary was not going to be affected ahead of his arrival in July.
However, his generous offer to take a voluntary cut has ingratiated him with the Australian public. Positions of power in Australian rugby have been nothing short of a poisoned chalice in recent years, so this is a very positive start for the Kiwi.
