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sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
61/100
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The changing of the guard at the NRL continues, with premiership winner and former Test centre Mark Gasnier brought in by executive chairman Peter V’landys.
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Gasnier → continue → V’landys
The 45-year-old, the bearer of one of the most famous surnames in the game’s history, is understood to have been hired in a senior role with a focus on driving participation.
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old → understand → participation
Gasnier retired in 2011, the year after winning a drought-breaking title with St George Illawarra, and later developed Tri Tag Rugby, a non-contact variation of rugby union, and licensed it to Rugby Australia.
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Gasnier → retire → Australia
A spokesman said the NRL did not comment on internal appointments.
But the former cross-code star is the latest recruitment of the V’landys era following an exodus of executives from the governing body’s head office at Moore Park.
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star → say → Park
Among them were John Wilson, the former Parramatta and Wests Tigers centre and ex-France international, who was executive general manager of participation and social impact and a 17-year veteran of the NRL before quitting to become chief executive of Australian OzTag.
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who → quit → OzTag
Gasnier also formerly worked for OzTag and more recently had a small role on the coaching staff of Parramatta’s Jason Ryles, a long-time teammate of his at the Dragons.
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Gasnier → work → Dragons
According to Gasnier’s LinkedIn page, he last year founded sports technology app Let’s Play, a platform to assist sports streamline registrations and interactions with participants, before selling it.
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sports → accord → it
He retains a small stake and is on the company’s board, but the majority shareholder is investment fund manager Salter Brothers.
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shareholder → retain → board
Gasnier also had designs on acquiring the rights to flag football – a non-contact form of American football – in Australia.
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Gasnier → have → Australia
However, after attending the Super Bowl in California this year with Salter Partners portfolio manager Gregg Taylor, a former Cronulla Sharks board member, the plan did not eventuate.
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plan → attend → Taylor
The nephew of late rugby league Immortal Reg Gasnier, he played 15 Tests for Australia and 12 State of Origin games for NSW in a decade-long career broken up by two seasons in French rugby with Stade Francais.
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he → play → Francais
After hanging up the boots, he spent seven years commentating for Fox Sports.
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he → hang → Sports
Gasnier was also briefly registered as an NRL player agent.
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Gasnier → register → agent
There has long been speculation that the NRL would buy OzTag, a move that would allow rugby league to claim more than 200,000 additional participants, but it has never materialised.
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it → buy → participants
The NRL and OzTag do, however, have a partnership in place for programs such as development in schools.
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NRL → have → schools
V’landys is putting his stamp firmly on the NRL after becoming full-time executive chairman, an all-powerful post which places him in charge of both the board and the day-to-day operations of the sport.
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which → put → sport
He took over after Andrew Abdo left in July to become CEO of Tennis Australia.
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Abdo → take → Australia
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News → send → sport
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