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This article looks at the salaries of Ospreys rugby players. It’s true that individual salaries are private contracts and the details are not disclosed by the club or the WRU (Welsh Rugby Union). However, the WRU recently agreed on a restructuring of wages with the regions. Plenty of details came out from this process. How … Read more

This article looks at the salaries of Scarlets rugby players. It’s true that individual salaries are private contracts and the details are not disclosed by the club or the WRU (Welsh Rugby Union). However, the WRU recently agreed on a restructuring of wages with the regions. Plenty of details came out from this process. How … Read more

This article looks at the salaries of Cardiff rugby players. It’s true that individual salaries are private contracts and the details are not disclosed by the club or the WRU (Welsh Rugby Union). However, the WRU recently agreed on a restructuring of wages with the regions. Plenty of details came out from this process. How … Read more

This article examines the salaries of professional rugby players in the big four regional clubs and how much they are paid for playing for Wales. It’s true that individual salaries are private contracts. However, Wales has gone through a recent restructuring of its payment system and a lot of details are publically known. How Do … Read more

Here is our pick of the five best blindside or openside flankers to play for Ireland. This article runs through their most memorable achievements and why they’ve made our cut. Sean O’Brien Fergus Slattery David Wallace Stephen Ferris Gordon Hamilton (a left-field pick, we know!) Top Five Irish Flankers Three of our top five flankers … Read more

To decide on the best Irish flanker in rugby history, we drew up a shortlist of world-class players who played blindside or openside flanker for Ireland. Whittling down the shortlist was hard enough. But only one can be chosen as the best of all time. It’s a tough job, but someone had to step up … Read more

Irish players have played for the British and Irish Lions since the tours began in 1910. The first captain was an Irishman, and eleven in total have led the Lions into a test match. This article has a comprehensive list of all Irish Lions players. We haven’t listed players who were included in the original … Read more

Here are the names of Irish rugby players who played for Ireland over a period of 25 years since the sport went professional. The International Rugby Board agreed to allow professional rugby in August 1995. But the Irish authorities dragged their heels reluctantly to enter the new era. This is why I’ve set the start … Read more

This article looks at the salaries of Ulster rugby players. It’s important to acknowledge that player salaries are private contracts. The province or the IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union) don’t publish the details. However, Irish (and Northern Ireland) rugby is a small circle. It’s not too hard to gather numbers from good sources. How Do … Read more