Richard KinleyChange is in the air for the Mitre 10 Cup and it is not hard to see why. New Zealand Rugby is looking at ways to try to reinvigorate the competition. There had been talk the Mitre 10 Cup would go to an amateur format, as the unions struggled to fund players and travel. Kinley said there was no suggestion the national union was looking to not pay players at provincial level. The player drain overseas was bad enough now but if players were no longer paid at Mitre 10 Cup level, they would head overseas in large numbers.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 29, 2019 15:32 UTC