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When you see the figures laid out in black in white, it is hard to do anything other than agree with Simon Zebo’s decision to leave Munster.
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Many may feel that at just 27-years old and with a World Cup approaching, it was the wrong time to leave but the differential in offers was astronomical.
According to SportLocker, Munster had offered Zebo a contract worth €350,000 and when you take into account match fees and different bonuses this figure rises to somewhere in the region of €400’000.
While it appears that Racing 92 have offered Zebo a contract worth €700,000, as well as accommodation and a car.
Realistically the IRFU could never have competed with such an offer and also sheds light on why Zebo is willing to leave Munster and potentially put his Irish career at risk, with Ian Madigan’s career being the obvious cautionary tale.
