Irish imports pay their way better than Welsh

PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Ireland showing Wales the way goes beyond what happened in the Six Nations last week and has been happening in the Heineken Cup for almost 20 years. The gap extends to another element of the professional game, one which still outrages traditionalists the world over but which, like it or loathe it, plays an increasingly influential role in the Test arena – the global transfer market.
When it comes to investing in those imported from the southern hemisphere as worthy of wearing red or green, the Welsh Rugby Union and its regional quartet have been...

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