The large deal is still on the table but everything around it continues to change daily. The standoff between New Zealand Rugby and its players association over the proposed $387.5 million sell-off to private equity giants Silver Lake will roll over into next week as the parties desperately search for common ground. Stuff has been told that Rob Nichol’s New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) has rejected a New Zealand Rugby proposal to pitch their preferred model to the board on Friday because of the logistics involved in getting their key people there. There is hope that a meeting between the two parties can be arranged for next week, though no date has been set of yet as the two sides remain a long way apart on the proposed deal.