RFU Moves To License Rugby Agents
The Rugby Football Union has moved to implement a quality control on the player agents active in England by introducing a new legislation that all agents must be officially licensed by the governing body from 1st November.
The new Agents Registration Scheme will mean that any club or player wishing to appoint someone to act for them in employment issues must select from a Registered Agent from an approved list, a solicitor or barrister or a close relative.
The scheme has been developed in partnership with the Rugby Players Association, Premier Rugby Ltd, the Championship clubs and the Association of Rugby Agents.
As part of this new scheme the RFU will be delivering a Professional Development Seminar for Rugby Agents on the Monday 7th December 2009.
RFU Council Member Peter Baines, Chairman of the Agents Review Board, said: ‘The principal objective for this scheme is to create a level of quality control within this area of our sport and to drive standards upwards.
‘Agents are an important cog in the business of rugby and it’s important that there is an approved list to assist both clubs and players in not only choosing their representatives but avoiding any who have shown bad practice.’
A list of registered agents can be found on the RFU website at www.rfu.com/agents.
