Finn Russell tops rugby rich list for the first time, above Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell - Ruck

Finn Russell tops rugby rich list for the first time, above Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell

Finn Russell is rugby’s new highest-paid player, according to a Wales Online report released on Christmas Eve. 

The Scotland fly-half is joining Bath for a significant wage from next season has seen him rise towards the top of the financial elite of the game.

As you’d expect, such details are closely guarded, but he are the reported salaries of some of the game’s biggest earners according to Wales Online:

Rugby rich list:

8. Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – £610,000

7. Steven Luatua (Bristol Bears) – £620,000

6. Owen Farrell (Saracens) – £750,000

Owen Farrell, Captian of England scores a conversion during the Autumn International Series match between England and Japan at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on Saturday 12th November 2022 | Photo: James Fearn/PPAUK.

5. Dan Biggar (Toulon) – £800,000

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