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Unsure of the current status of the 2 or 3 year pre-qual for top-ups.
I know that a couple of years ago the ARU was trying to reduce the number receiving top-ups to about 20.
Correct, these numbers DO NOT include the Wallabies casuals who just get match payments.
I think that it was 2011 when match payments were also reduced from $14k to $10k per match.
It was a bit tough as at that stage players in the Wallabies squad not getting any game time were training for nothing.
Now they at least get a small day payment to train.