IRFU Funding Model changes

The gatekeeper for all such appointments is the IRFU

Leinster hold a big squad because a huge number are away and not available all season. This is helped because some of them are on central contract so they can fund additional squad players

If the funding is no longer in place or they are paying for the central contract players that mean they have to find budget from existing squad players. So the squad reduces.

So lets say Leinster budget is 10m for players outside of central contracts. The budget is still 10m but now they have to pay 30% for the central contract players. Lets say that take 2m from the 10m. they now have a player budget of 8m. That's less players because they can't pay for the same amount of players with 8m they could with 10m

I responded to a post that said it was the IRFU fault for some head coach hires, it's not. Jumping around for another few posts is not going to change that

In the case of Munster and Van Grann, they had no issue at all with him till he said he was leaving, they asked the IRFU to resign him etc. His hiring came on the recommendation of Munster and Rassie. Do you really think the IRFU was going to go back to Munster and say no?

I never said that, I said the IRFU are not the people who identify the candidates. They are just part of the approval process.

As I said in the case of Van Grann, with Munster and Rassie backing Van Grann do you think the IRFU would turn around and reject the proposal?

Or when Munster came to IRFU asking for his contract to get extended that the IRFU would say no?

So was it the IRFU or the Ulster Branch who paid the SRU to have Dan McFarland released early from his Scottish contract?

And was it the IRFU or the UB who paid off his contract when he was terminated?

The present funding model (insofar as anyone outside the IRFU knows) takes into account the gate receipts at each Province. Leinster average 18,000 at URC games (URC avg = 9893 in 22/23 season). Provinces keep gate receipts but it's all factored into what funds come from HQ. Paper exercise.

If you think these players will suddenly move to another province just because the IRFU have forced their province to stop paying them I think you might be mistaken, I think we will end up forcing players from Ireland.

If you are a player like Deegan who wants to stay at Leinster and it comes to end of his contract, Leinster turn around and say well due to this change we can't keep you, we want to but we can't. Why would this player want to stay within the IRFU? jump to England/France, the IRFU have just screwed you over

I doubt that, as I posted I can't see the IRFU suddenly increasing player wages by 33%> this is just based on years of the IRFU and how they run the game in Ireland which has been a success. Handing over 33% more of their revenue for what reason? I don't see the business case.

No I'm not, you started this in some effort to turn the discussion into a provincial mud slinging exercise. Foolishly, I entertained you.

It won't happen again.

The CEO said the new model is more transparent, but as always, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Let's wait and see

In essence, this new model is simpler, more transparent, more equitable and delivers better incentivisation and alignment

the other provinces will neglect player development if they think they can just constantly fill in their squad with Leinster players

Possibly 1 of the most "The Sky is Falling Down" comments, I have read here for a while.