Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:48 pm  

If unknown novices like tomkins are really getting £400k a year to play union then no wonder England were a flop at the world cup. The current internationals must all be earning close to 7 figures so no wonder they can't be assed to put any effort in on the field

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:56 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

If unknown novices like tomkins are really getting £400k a year to play union then no wonder England were a flop at the world cup. The current internationals must all be earning close to 7 figures so no wonder they can't be assed to put any effort in on the field

Apart from the All Blacks rugby union is a dour game.

It bores me to tears, what your watching might appear like they can't be arsed, it isn't it's how the game is played.

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:04 pm  

its a pity in this country that union is the darling of the upper class.if union was just based in the north of england you would never hear of it.

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:47 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

If unknown novices like tomkins are really getting £400k a year to play union then no wonder England were a flop at the world cup. The current internationals must all be earning close to 7 figures so no wonder they can't be assed to put any effort in on the field

I think it's the other way round. England were crap at the World Cup so let's chuck money at the problem.

Only the very very top players in the world would be earning anything like that and that would have to include sponsorship deals to get any where near that figure.

It'll be interesting to see how he goes, if he does move.

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:01 pm  

ditchley16 wrote:

its a pity in this country that union is the darling of the upper class.if union was just based in the north of england you would never hear of it.

What are you saying that there is a class system in England

RU at club level in England is not that big attendence wise maybe Leicester apart.

It tells you everything when the England RU team (who play awful rugby by the way) have a national stadium (Twickenham).

In my humble opinion it's not a class divide it's a North South divide!

The money RU get's compared to RL is unbelievable, and the media coverage no comment.

The Grand Final attracted around 70,000 people on Saturday and yet the media coverage was minimal.

If it had of being leicester v bath with a crowd of 60,000 it would have recieved massive media coverage

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:03 pm  

HRC99 wrote:

I think it's the other way round. England were crap at the World Cup so let's chuck money at the problem.

Only the very very top players in the world would be earning anything like that and that would have to include sponsorship deals to get any where near that figure.

It'll be interesting to see how he goes, if he does move.

If only the top players in the world earn that then I'm guessing the figure is wildly exaggerrated. he's hardly a star name in RL terms. Let's be honest, you don't need to offer someone 5X their current earnings to turn their head

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:51 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

If only the top players in the world earn that then I'm guessing the figure is wildly exaggerrated. he's hardly a star name in RL terms. Let's be honest, you don't need to offer someone 5X their current earnings to turn their head

I would be very surprised if he was going to get £400k per annum - especially in this country. He might get closer to that figure in France but not over here.

I was chatting to a Leeds RU player not that long ago and asked him if he'd even considered switching codes. He said he wouldn't take the pay cut.

The disparity is a shame but, with the colossal cash cow that is international rugby union, I fear it's only going to get bigger.

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:30 pm  

GEvans75 wrote:

In my humble opinion it's not a class divide it's a North South divide!

Same thing.

All the northerners who think they are posh are just lower middle class plastic posh wannabe's

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:37 pm  

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs?

Re: More Rumours!! : Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:38 pm  

tommyfromhull wrote:

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs?

Was just gonna put the same thing!!! Who is he?? Any good??