When did rugby players start to get paid?

Answer 1

From the research I've done, there is no definitive date as to when the first Footballer was paid. Best answer was Footballers started collecting money for playing sometime in the 1870's. Players would often switch from team to team enticed by higher wage offers or a one time fee for them to play on Cup bound teams. The Professional Footballers Association came along in 1907 and set up a structured wage for the players, so this could be considered their first "Regular Pay".

Answer 2

League players were paid as early as the 1882 when the NRL broke away from the RFU and set up the league. Union however only started getting paid in

In 1995 the IRB conceded that players would be allowed to receive payments in the Union code

Answer 3

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