Rugby star’s firm’s profits race ahead

Rugby star Tommy Bowe may have spent much of last season on the sidelines, but accumulated profits at his sports firm raced ahead to almost €300,000.

Accounts lodged with the Companies House in the UK show that Tommy Bowe Sports Ltd saw its accumulated profits rise 85%, from £131,491 to £243,498 (€157,569 to €291,789), in the 12 months to Mar 31, 2013.

The firm’s cash pile decreased from £141,052 to £57,755 as monies owed by debtors increased from zero to €210,457.