"Ridiculous" - How much do England players get paid for playing at the Rugby World Cup?"

In a time when rugby union is grappling with significant financial challenges, the RFU has made a surprising decision to grant England players a substantial pay increase leading up to the upcoming 2023 World Cup.

It’s been widely reported that England players will be the top base earners at the competition.f

Despite the unfortunate collapse of three Premiership clubs and the growing burden of debt, each player is now set to earn a staggering £100,000 solely for participating in the pool stage of the tournament in France later this year. That is according to The Rugby Paper.

Furthermore, if the team performs as expected and advances to the later stages, such as the semifinals, the players stand to earn even more substantial sums of money.

In stark contrast, their Welsh counterparts have been compelled to accept pay cuts of up to 70 percent.

While the Welsh players must make do with £23,000 per match, the chosen few representing England will receive that amount and more for each of their four pool games against Japan, Argentina, Samoa, and Chile.

This flat six-figure payment marks a considerable increase from the remuneration provided during the previous World Cup, emphasizing the extraordinary financial investment the RFU is making in the England team.