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Frank Nicholson (4)
Waverley pay their 1st grade coach who also starts as tight head prop & was a former Welsh International so no it's not like the amateur rules are affecting them
I honestly can't say if Waverley pay the first grade coach / player. I'm no longer involved. However I'd be surprised.
However they are certainly paying non playing coaches / managers etc this year based on advertisements for roles.
This is a massive turn around from when I was involved, as we struggled to make ends meet each week.
As to Ben Evans. It is worth understanding how he became involved in the club. Essentially he was brought down by the first grade coach from a few years ago, as part of his package (as best I can work out). When that coach left, I would of assumed that Ben Evans left too. He didn't. He stayed, and outwardly seems to have really embraced the club, more so than if you were just looking at it from a payment perspective.
Waverely doesn't have a strong Old Boys, as such, as never really had a lot of money to splash on anything other than the essentials. Most of the fundraising I've been seeing has been focused around the Australian Sports Commission system, which cannot be pissed up against the wall paying coaches and players.