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French rugby introduces salary limit of £7.1m

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Herman van Rumpy (President)

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Dec 18, 2009, 5:28:53 AM12/18/09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8420139.stm

French rugby introduces salary limit of £7.1m

England fly-half Wilkinson moved to France in the summer
French rugby's top-flight teams will be forced to implement a salary
cap for the start of the 2010/11 season.
The salary cap will be set at £7.1m, a figure that still outstrips the
current £4m limit imposed on Guinness Premiership clubs in England.
English rugby has seen an exodus of players move to France in recent
years with fly-half Jonny Wilkinson's move to Toulon the highest-
profile example.
England's James Haskell and Rikki Flutey also play their rugby in
France.
Wilkinson, one of a number of summer arrivals at Toulon, is reportedly
on a salary in excess of £600,000 a year, while Stade Francais' total
wage bill is thought to be approaching £20m meaning they will need to
make drastic cuts to come inside the new limit.
Teams will also have to make greater use of academy players from next
season, with 40% of each squad having to come through the youth ranks,
a figure that rises to 60% by the start of the 2012/13 season.

didgerman

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Dec 18, 2009, 7:11:26 AM12/18/09

Pfff, hard to see the point of a salary cap imo. Is it supposed to force
clubs to develop local talent? Can anyone name me one club that doesn't?
Even Saffracens claim to have an excellent academy.
I smell old farts.....

Charles

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Dec 18, 2009, 11:18:22 AM12/18/09

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:11:26 +0000, didgerman <didg...@rfu.com>
wrote:

... it was bound to happen one day Didge, you're certainly not 'young'
anymore, your diet is atrocious, and despite your protestations - they
didn't smell that pleasant in the first place.

Have a great weekend mate - you know I intend to!! ;o)

TFIF!