Every time I see a rugby player move to another club its when he's contact expires. Is it possible for one club to pay another club to break that players contract and transfer the player in the middle of his contract like in football? How do they work in general?Every time I see a rugby player move to another club its when he's contact expires. Is it possible for one club to pay another club to break that players contract and transfer the player in the middle of his contract like in football? How do they work in general?

It happens but not very often, players don't tend to sign contracts unless they intend to honour them. One example would be Hendre Fourie's move to Sale from Leeds for which a transfer fee was paid as he had one year left on his contract.