rabbits wrote:Cup bonuses are a separate issue to the cap agreements in place for all clubs to pay bonus for cup win
The RFL wrote:5.7 The following items may be excluded in the calculation of the Salary Cap Value of a
Player:
Prize Money
5.7.1 the Gross value of any of the following payments that may Accrue to the Player
during the Salary Cap Year:
(a) any share of the official prize money paid by SLE/the RFL to the Club as
a result of the Club’s performance in the Super League competition
(provided that full details of such prize money bonuses are submitted to
the HSCR at the time that the Player’s playing contract is submitted);
(b) any share of the official prize money paid by the RFL to the Club as a
result of the Club’s performance in the Challenge Cup competition
(provided that full details of such prize money bonuses are submitted to
the HSCR at the time that the Player’s playing contract is submitted)
The highlighted sections are the important bits. They can only be excluded if they're already accounted for. Maybe we didn't account for any win bonuses for obvious reasons?
