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Midi Olympique had reported that Dan Carter was on €1.5m a season, almost double what the next highest earners - Matt Giteau and Duane Vermeulen - were on, at Toulon.
"You're making the crucial error there," O'Gara began, "of believing Midi Olympique. I don't think you should believe what you read in the papers. I really don't. For example, Dan is on a great salary but how much of that is earned off the pitch [with sponsors and corporate commitments]? "You have to talk accurately, to be fair. I'd say the Giteau [salary] is inaccurate. I'd have a fair idea of what players are earning, you know... This is rugby players, we're talking about. The maximum salaries here [in Ireland] are €400,000."O'Gara made the comments when he coaching in France at Racing 92. He has since went to New Zealand and helped Crusaders to a couple of Super Rugby titles before returning to become head coach with La Rochelle. In those four years, the salary landscape in Ireland has not changed that much. We are seeing provinces get some outside investment in order to get big-name players in [such as RG Snyman, Damian de Allende and Duane Vermeulen] and other big players getting top-ups through corporate deals, but the basic salaries will be between €200k to €400k for our leading internationals. Many of the top players took pay-cuts during the pandemic and opted for one-year deals with the IRFU when negotiating renewals, hoping the financial picture will be clearer as we reach the next round of negotiations at the tail-end of this year and, in some cases, before the 2022 Six Nations. WATCH HOUSE OF RUGBY URC:
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