The eight time All-Ireland winner with Kerry was writing in his weekly column in the Sunday World and had to this to say;
“Then I had a light-bulb moment,”
“The answer was staring back at me from the TV every day of the week.
“In the 21st century, sport is dominated by teams bankrolled by either ultra-wealthy individuals or corporations. Just think about it.
“In horse racing, it is the Sheiks and Coolmore Stud, Mercedes Benz and Ferrari are the big players in F1, while US and Arab-based billionaires finance many of the big soccer clubs in Europe and the UK.
“So, the best way to beat the Dubs is for a very wealthy benefactor to assemble the best GAA players in the country and get them to play for one county.
Spillane’s Rest of Ireland XV.
Spillane’s team features three Mayo players, two from Kerry, four from Donegal, three from Tyrone and one apiece from Cork, Galway and Meath.
Niall Morgan (Tyrone)
Oisín Mullin (Mayo)
Paddy Durcan (Mayo)
Eoghan Ban Gallagher (Donegal)
Eoghan McLaughlin (Mayo)
Donal Keogan (Meath)
Gavin White (Kerry)
Ian Maguire (Cork)
Odhrán McNiallais (Donegal)
Shane Walsh (Galway)
Conor McKenna (Tyrone)
Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
Paddy McBrearty (Donegal)
Michael Murphy (Donegal)
David Clifford (Kerry)