Barrett, Itoje and Kolbe: What is the best-paid XV in world rugby? - Page 2 of 3 - Ruck

Barrett, Itoje and Kolbe: What is the best-paid XV in world rugby?

#CENTRES:

Outside-centre: Virimi Vakatawa (Racing 92) – £750k: Last year, Les Bleus’ centre signed a huge contract with Racing 92, according to reports in France.

Inside-centre: Owen Farrell (Saracens) – £700k: The England skipper is heading into the final year of his contract at Saracens and is reported to be earning a substantial amount of money on his current deal.

#HALFBACKS:

Fly-half: Handre Pollard (Montpellier)£1m: He moved alongside Piutau as the joint-highest paid player on the planet when he signed for Montpellier after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Scrum-half: Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks) – £600k: Last year, The New Zealand Herald reported that the Springboks scrum-half had secured himself a sizeable salary when he signed a contract extension with Sale.

#FRONT-ROW:

Loosehead-prop: Mako Vunipola (Saracens) – £500k

Hooker: Guilhem Guirado (Montpellier) – £500k: The former France captain may be in the twilight years of his career but is still said to be earning good money at Montpellier. The hooker has revealed that next season will likely be his last.

Tighthead-prop: Tadhg Furlong (Leinster) – £520k

Tadhg Furlong

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