The Australian Rugby Union has intensified its campaign to retain Quade Cooper, the Sydney Morning Herald's Greg Growden writes.
"[ARU chief executive] John O'Neill and ARU contract negotiator Peter Friend met Cooper and his manager, Richard Colreavy, for an hour at the ARU offices in St Leonards. At the meeting, the ARU presented its case to Cooper as to why it wants him to ignore an offer from NRL club Parramatta, worth $850,000 a season, and instead become a focal point of the Wallabies' World Cup campaign next year.
"The ARU is considering increasing its base offer - which before Test match payments is about $360,000 a season - following Cooper's request that he be offered a similar contract to Australian rugby's highest-paid player, Matt Giteau, whose annual salary is understood to be in the vicinity of $700,000 to $800,000."
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