Rugby Australia are reportedly planning to poach one of many NRL’s greatest forwards forward of the 2027 World Cup — Payne Haas.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Rugby Australia have beforehand held talks with the Broncos celebrity whereas Dave Rennie was head coach in 2021.
However, the 15-man code reportedly stopped their bid to poach the 23-year-old after he was concerned in a drunken incident with NSW Police.
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Haas was subsequently slapped with a three-match ban and a $50,000 fantastic for his foul-mouthed tirade, with RA officers flying in to Queensland for secret conferences.
However, Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has confirmed that the rival code might be making an enormous play to lure Haas away from rugby league.
“Payne could definitely be wearing Wallaby gold,” McLennan instructed News Corp.
“We really like Payne. He has a strong rugby pedigree and it’s probably time for him to spread his wings and do something really special.
“The Broncos are great — but playing for the Wallabies against the British Lions would be even better.
“By playing rugby, Payne can see the world.”
The transfer comes after Rugby Australia signed Roosters younger gun Joseph Suaalii on a whopping deal value north of $4.8 million over three years, beginning in 2025.
Haas is off-contract on the finish of the 2024 season and is free to barter with rivals come November 1.
That makes the barnstorming prop accessible for the British and Irish Lions tour in 2025 and the World Cup on Australian soil in 2027.
As it stands, no formal strategy has been made to Haas’ administration nonetheless the Broncos are conscious of the rival code’s curiosity.
Brisbane powerbrokers had reportedly already begun talks to re-sign their present highest-paid participant who is claimed to be incomes north of $800,000-per-season.
Broncos bosses are reportedly prepared to supply the gun prop a $1 million wage, turning into the membership’s first ever million-dollar participant.
Haas has a historical past within the 15-man code, beforehand being part of the Wallabies’ Gold junior growth and taking part in the 15-man code in Newcastle earlier than he moved to the Gold Coast.
His administration can also be set to play a serious position in any deal, having a detailed relationship with Khoder Nasser, who manages Sonny Bill Williams.
Williams is famend for being probably the most profitable cross-code stars, having received the World Cup with the All Blacks.
Originally printed as ‘Do something special’: Rugby Australia’s daring bid to poach NRL’s prime prop
Source: www.news.com.au
