ON THIS WEEK’S COLUMN…
- WRAP OF A WRAP
- POTTS OF CASH
- NEW LAYA ON TOP
- TADHG TEAM
- THE PATH TO RWC2029
- A DODGY CURRY
- IRELAND’S NOVEMBER TAKEAWAYS
- LEINSTER SQUAD UPDATE
- TROLL PATROL (TOLKIEN EDITION)
- COMPETITION UPDATES (incl 🔝🐱🐴)
- NEXT HARPIN’
WRAP OF A WRAP
It was great to have Cian “RugbyKino” O’Muilleoir back on the wrap pod this weekend, he had been off working on his own podcast “Mudder Rucker” along with Ailbhe O’Nolan focusing on the recent World Cup. Unfortunately it had to be this crazy contest that he came back for, but he still managed to find some positivity in the pandemonium although as you’ll see later down the column, one of his analogies did not go down too well with fans of a certain literary work/motion picture series. ICYMI click here to check out the pod.
POTTS OF CASH
“I’m beginning to see some real green shoots of increasing revenues emerging from the Nations Championship.”
IRFU insists finances are ‘robust’ despite €4.2m deficit
Neil Treacy – RTE.ie
Every year the IRFU releases its financial report and according to Chief Executive Keith Potts, things look in decent shape. Deficits aren’t always a bad thing so it would seem he is justified in describing the union’s situation as “robust”. He also seems to be pointing to the new Nations Championship as a possible avenue for more revenue, I suppose we’ll have to wait and see what kind of broadcast deals come with it. To be honest I was kind of surprised there wasn’t one in place when they announced the format, especially given it is a competition that has been mooted for many years now.
From a fan’s point of view, here’s hoping the “robustness” together with the prospect of further growth from external sources means the ticket prices can at very least be held at current levels for a while going forward? We’ll see.
HARPIN' ON RUGBY 