How wages the of ‘best world XV’ compare to highest-paid XV with Jordan and Dupont massively underpaid - Ruck

How wages the of ‘best world XV’ compare to highest-paid XV with Jordan and Dupont massively underpaid

WILL JORDAN and Antoine Dupont are among the most underpaid players in the world.

That is according to World Rugby who picked their ‘world’s best XV’ team featuring the top rugby players.

Six players find themselves in both XV's, which includes world-class lock pair Maro Itoje and Eben Etzebeth.

Check out the two very different selections below with some stars grossly underpaid for their talents.

WAGES OF THE WORLD'S BEST-PAID XV

  • Fullback: STUART HOGG £550k (Exeter Chiefs)
  • Winger: MAKAZOLE MAPIMPI £400k (Sharks)
  • Winger: WILL JORDAN £80k (Crusaders)
  • Centre: LUKHANYO AM £350k (Sharks)
  • Centre: SAMU KEREVI £650k (Suntory Goliath)
  • Fly-half: BEAUDEN BARRETT £780k (Suntory Goliath)
  • Scrum-half: ANTOINE DUPONT £250k (Toulouse)
  • Loosehead-prop: WYN JONES £120k (Scarlets)
  • Hooker: MALCOLM MARX £400k (Kubota Spears)
  • Tighthead-prop: TADHG FURLONG £480k (Leinster)
  • Lock: MARO ITOJE £825k (Saracens)
  • Lock: EBEN ETZEBETH £900k (Toulon)
  • Blindside-flanker: SIYA KOLISI £500k (Sharks)
  • Openside-flanker: MICHAEL HOOPER £750k (Toyota Verblitz)
  • Number eight: ARDIE SAVEA £550k (Hurricanes)

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