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FORMER Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones has called for an overhaul of the Australian rugby contract system, saying it's time players were paid less for a loss.
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Wallabies players have long enjoyed an advantageous arrangement where the Australian Rugby Union "topped up" their Super Rugby deals, placing them among the best-paid sportsmen in the country.
But Farr-Jones slammed the current system and suggested players' match payments – which currently stand at $14,000 regardless of the result – were altered to a performance-based approach.
Farr-Jones said a player's bank balance, not just their pride, should be stung by a loss.
"I'm a definite believer in centralisation, when it comes to rugby I'm a bit of a socialist," Farr-Jones told Rugby HQ on Thursday night.
"I'm sure during the course of this program the scrum will come up as a topic going into the game against Argentina.
"Having played for the Wallabies for 10 years, I know that I can't do my job if the (number) one's not doing his job.
"I'm a socialist when it comes to rugby and yes I understand the importance of the guys who are going to bring the attention, the media and the bums on seats.
"But I am a socialist and I'm also a believer that I want to see it hurt, one for the jersey but I also want to see it hurt the hip pocket as well."
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Earlier this week it was revealed stand-in Wallabies captain Ben Mowen was unhappy at his lack of an ARU top-up, leaving him to explore options overseas.
Under chief Bill Pulver the ARU decided to enforce a two-year "top-up qualification" where players, Mowen being an example, had to establish themselves at the top level before they received the extra cash from the governing body.
But with the game in such a precarious financial position and the Wallabies at one of their lowest ebbs in recent memory, Farr-Jones said it was time the ARU went a step further and dealt the players a timely reality check.
"The game is broke and if you're the All Blacks and you're playing like that then I have no problem," he said.
"But we're (Wallabies) playing like busteds and the game is broke here in Australia.
"We're really struggling to basically fund the development of the game here at a junior level; I chair NSW Rugby, the community side of the game.
"We need to have these guys playing not just for pride of the jersey but playing to get their incentivised payments."
The ARU did manage to save a reported $500,000 on Thursday after cutting ties with fallen Wallaby James O'Connor.
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