From blockbuster club contracts to record-setting national ones, these are the best-paid rugby players in the world.
The list was initially published by Wales Online who review the biggest contracts in world rugby following the end of the Japanese season which saw a host of contracts such as Dan Carter’s come to an end.
The list features World Cup winners and World Player of the Year winners with all but two players plying their trade in Europe.
15. FAF DE KLERK £500,000
14. BEAUDEN BARRETT £520,000
13. FINN RUSSELL £535,000
12. JOHNNY SEXTON £536,000
10. STUART HOGG & MANU TUILAGI £550,000
9.MICHAEL HOOPER £572,000
7.NICOLAS SANCHEZ & MORGAN PARRA £580,000
6. DAN BIGGAR £600,000
5. STEVEN LUATUA £650,000
4. OWEN FARRELL £750,000
3. MARO ITOJE £875,000
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HANDRE POLLARD £1m
& CHARLES PIUTAU £1m
