Scotland coach Townsend to take 25 percent pay deferral

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is to take a 25 percent pay deferral in response to the coronavirus outbreak, it was announced Tuesday.

The same deferral, covering the period April 1 to September 1, will also apply to the coaches of Scotland's two professional rugby union teams -- Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill and Glasgow counterpart Dave Rennie -- as well as Scottish Rugby Union performance director Jim Mallinder.

Rennie, however, is set to leave in June to become the coach of Australia.

SRU chief executive Mark Dodson, one of the highest paid administrators in the game, will have a salary deferral of 30 percent from April 1 to September 1.

There was an outcry when it was revealed that Dodson, already on a large annual salary of ?455,000 ($563,543) had received an additional ?478,000 in bonuses, accrued over three years and paid in one lump sum in 2019, bringing his total earnings to ?933,000 ($1.16 million).

And the fact he is taking a deferral as opposed to a cut while rugby