Gatland blasts critics...good on ya Gats

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http://www.allblacks.com/news/22679/Gatland-blasts-critics

Back home for you Gats, if they can't respect ya, we've plenty of teams that will.

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Look, I just don't think sport is their thing. I'm sure they excel in other areas....

mystiroakey wrote:australia 40 m
england 1.5 mill

Something doesnt add up !

? Is that the takings from the tour.

yep- we all get 1.5 mill, aus get 40m

Do Scotland get £1.5m?

That can't be right?

£1.5 million for 10 minutes of Richie Gray. Bargain.

yep they sure do!

I bet the WRU try and get more ££££££££ seeing as they won it for us  

That seems about right though.

Lions 40 players approx. Australia about 160 players.  6 million broken down between 40 players and a staff of??? 19 or 20?  About 100,000 per Lions operator.

Australia - about 210 operators (very rough measuring!) between the nine sides played and their respective coaching units.  Multiplied by the 100,000 number and that's about 21,000,000.

Another 20 million to rent the Australian sun, sea and sand and that about covers it

Fly it doesnt work like that mate.

the  6 milion is split equaly between the unions..

as i said 1.5 m each

each player recieves 50k, that is on top..

Therefore I also assume that aus is also dealt with in that way.. but they recieve 40m on top of paying there players..

The home clubs playing(not aus) will generate there own income from gates- this will not be part of the 40 m or the international players wages.

Em............ I was just joking there, mystir.... as I assumed the rental fee for sun, sea and sand might have exposed.

On a serious front.  The Australians are providing the high value audience. [Both audiences, that is - Lions and the Aussie/SH one] for the tour and series (higher than the Lions would get if they were demoted to playing their regular tours against Argentina or the USA or Italy or Japan.)

So you pay for the prestige of perhaps beating a top three Nation and then said players can dine out on the history of that victory for decades to come.  The top three sides know the Lions want them.  They know they as hosts bring real market value to the tours and..................................'pay up or we won't host' is the deal

Each union gets £50k per player they supply.

The players get £50k for touring. Bonus scheme then in operation of up to another £18K if 3 Tests won.

The tour costs £14m (insurance etc. is fairly hefty).

They hope to make a profit of £4m which will be split between the 4 nations.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/britishandirishlionsrugby/10149039/Lions-2013-British-and-Irish-Lions-players-will-share-jackpot-of-2.3-million-if-they-can-beat-Australia.html

Sorry fly- I did wonder after i posted..


Sin- so we are looking at 1 m each then and the aussies!!! possibly 40m profit by the sounds of it!

Scrumpy wrote:I bet the WRU try and get more ££££££££ seeing as they won it for us  

Exactly, so why don't you thank the WRU?

Looks as if the Millennium debt could be payed off sooner than we had hoped .