Kirchner to Leinster

Zane Kirchner moving to Leinster. Looks like after this season.

Seems like a lot of SA players leaving SA.

 Visser and Ulrich Beyers must be smiling

Most overseas clubs will only contract players with outstanding and established records of achievement by playing for franchises on Super 15 level - or for the Springboks.   Once they have a good CV they get the offers.  Younger players will also get offers - but not as attractive as those of the estblished players and are likely to decline the initial reproaches

They will only accept offers if they are rejected or badly treated by their own franchises - such as the case ws with CJ Stander.  

Hopefully SA Rugby will start realizing that players cannot be expected to stay in SA if they are not treated in accordance with merit and ensure that cases do not happen where player feell unhappy in th treatnet they get and stuid selections made that do not recognize performances as the key.   We have a special place where coaches make rubbsh selections and then the really good players see no future for them and leave.  Meyer specializes in that type of selection.

Mike Kirchner got an offer hard to refuse:

Cape Town - Springbok and Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has been offered €300 000 (about R3.6m) per year to play for Leinster, according to the Beeld website.

This comes after it was announced on Monday that Kirchner will join the Irish side later this year.

Despite a five month long effort by the Blue Bulls Company (BBC) to get the 28-year-old to extend his contract past the October 31, 2013 expiry date, the player’s agent confirmed a two year deal with the Irish province.

A final release date has not been established though and will be determined by the BBC board of directors, High Performance Manager Xander Janse van Rensburg said on Monday.

“We understand that an earlier release might be requested, but it is up to the board to approve that or not. We have been in talks with Zane and his agent since November and although it is very disappointing to lose his services, we wish him well with the new phase in his career,” Janse van Rensburg said.

“From our side, with coach Frans Ludeke very involved and in regular consultation with Springbok management, we tried our best to keep the player in Pretoria, but could in the end not compete with the exchange rate and the expectations of Zane and his agent.”

Beeld also reports that scrumhalf Jano Vermaak's future at the union is uncertain, with French giants Stade Francais after his services.

The NH have thrown in the towel. They cant play rugby so import the players as they do have a rugby fan base.

Kiw bird brains are you guys taking as many hits re the NH twits?

It seems like it's the Bulls own fault though as they have spent to much on younger players.

300 euros a year is not a lot of money in pro sports. It sounds like the Bulls have over spent their budget.