'The reality is that if Leinster's budget isn't the biggest in the competition, it's one of the top two.'
LEINSTER’S FINANCES HAVE been a big point of discussion following their two Champions Cup wins over the past two weekends.
Speaking on today’s episode of The 42 Rugby Weekly Extra - a podcast available to subscribers of The 42 - former Leinster and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman answered a listener question wondering whether Leinster are being too defensive about their financial and population advantages. “Leinster do have the best budget in this competition. Leinster have the best players. And they’ve done a huge amount to develop those players themselves and they are very well-coached. There’s a great culture there and great leadership.
“I think Leinster fans should just own it and say, ‘This is our team.’ There’s no problem, there’s no salary cap in this competition. I understand why Wigglesworth and McFarland are frustrated and want to get that point made, it’s probably the reaction to that. “I’d say you’re looking at €1.5 million, no doubt. Michael Ala’alatoa is a tighthead prop, foreign player, quarter of a million at least. Tadhg Furlong, I know that a couple of years ago, Northampton were throwing €800,000-odd at him. So if he’s on less than half a million, his agent needs to go back to the table.
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