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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 720909" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Well, Since my brother is an auditor for a bunch of guys that played overseas.</p><p></p><p>Most of the guys that play in France, still have homes in SA. And are registered at South Africa's Tax/Revenue Services. The Kicker is that the players who play in France only have to be in SA for 100-150 days per year to have the income they recieve in France to be tax-free.</p><p></p><p>So let's take Bryan Habana as an example. When he plays for the Springboks during the Rugby Championship, he's registered as a South African player, who's <em>domicilium et executandi</em> is South Africa. They play for 2-3 months in that tournament. That gives you about 90 days. Then there is the June internationals where NH sides come to SA, that is usually 4 matches, so lets say it's another 30 days. Add the November internationals, then you get about up to 150 days of the year.</p><p></p><p>The guys who don't play international rugby might only come to SA during the off season or when they are injured, and then might not qualify for this tax bonus. But even so, the conversion of Euros into Rands now stands at EUR 1:12.81 R. In other words I would be getting 12 times more money in France than in SA. Some things might be more expensive in France than in SA. but the margin of bringing a lot of money back home is still so damn high that SA can't compete with the stronger currencies. It's no mystery.</p><p></p><p>No matter how you try and swing it, the Money is still the biggest contributing factor. Oh and the private health care system is not a good comparison to use. Most of the players are with an International Medical Aid scheme like Discovery, or one that is an affiliate, to pay that monthly fee in R is peanuts to them. Some of them don't even pay for it, as their club or union pays for it on their behalf...</p><p></p><p>You keep on saying you're done, but then you just start your tirade in another thread. You were the one who started this debate yet again in this thread, so please stop the "that's it, I'm done, don't pick on me" crap!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 720909, member: 40658"] Well, Since my brother is an auditor for a bunch of guys that played overseas. Most of the guys that play in France, still have homes in SA. And are registered at South Africa's Tax/Revenue Services. The Kicker is that the players who play in France only have to be in SA for 100-150 days per year to have the income they recieve in France to be tax-free. So let's take Bryan Habana as an example. When he plays for the Springboks during the Rugby Championship, he's registered as a South African player, who's [I]domicilium et executandi[/I] is South Africa. They play for 2-3 months in that tournament. That gives you about 90 days. Then there is the June internationals where NH sides come to SA, that is usually 4 matches, so lets say it's another 30 days. Add the November internationals, then you get about up to 150 days of the year. The guys who don't play international rugby might only come to SA during the off season or when they are injured, and then might not qualify for this tax bonus. But even so, the conversion of Euros into Rands now stands at EUR 1:12.81 R. In other words I would be getting 12 times more money in France than in SA. Some things might be more expensive in France than in SA. but the margin of bringing a lot of money back home is still so damn high that SA can't compete with the stronger currencies. It's no mystery. No matter how you try and swing it, the Money is still the biggest contributing factor. Oh and the private health care system is not a good comparison to use. Most of the players are with an International Medical Aid scheme like Discovery, or one that is an affiliate, to pay that monthly fee in R is peanuts to them. Some of them don't even pay for it, as their club or union pays for it on their behalf... You keep on saying you're done, but then you just start your tirade in another thread. You were the one who started this debate yet again in this thread, so please stop the "that's it, I'm done, don't pick on me" crap!! [/QUOTE]
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