<Ul> <Li> Five players on each team could be paid $30,000 each per season by team sponsors; this amount was not included in the team cap . </Li> <Li> The maximum cap charge for a non-Australian player was $137,000, regardless of his actual wages . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Five players on each team could be paid $30,000 each per season by team sponsors; this amount was not included in the team cap . </Li> <Li> The maximum cap charge for a non-Australian player was $137,000, regardless of his actual wages . </Li> <P> Rugby Australia and RUPA later negotiated a new bargaining agreement, running from 2018--2020, that made significant changes to previous cap schemes . The 2018 season, coinciding with the transition from five Australian Super Rugby sides to four, is uncapped, but the salary cap will return for 2019 and 2020, at A $5.5 million . Prior concessions for sponsor payments and non-Australian players were removed, while a salary floor was added at 90% of the cap . </P>

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