Owen Farrell & the 8 Highest-Paid Players in the Lions squad

byRugby Rucker

Below you can see where the big-money men from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales rank among their British & Irish Lions teammates.

#8. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys/Wales) - £500,000

Jones has made a world record 157 Test match appearances for Wales and the Lions. He first played for Wales in 2006 and has been part of five Six Nations title-winning campaigns and three Grand Slams, in addition to helping his country reach two World Cup semi-finals.

#7. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Ireland) - £530,000

Furlong has recently signed a one-year contract extension with the IRFU on the same money as his previous deal. Widely regarded as one of the world's best tight-heads, Furlong, 28, has made 49 Ireland appearances and was named on his second Lions tour last week.

#6. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs/Scotland) - £550,000

Hogg has spent nine seasons with Glasgow and established himself as one of the most exciting broken-field runners in world rugby before joining Exeter Chiefs.

#5. Conor Murray (Munster/Ireland) - £565,000

The 29-year-old Limerick native has played the entirety of his club career at home province Munster since making his debut in 2010, and has established himself as a pivotal performer in Joe Schmidt's Ireland side over the same period.

#4. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints/Wales) – £600,000

Wales’ ‘Governor’ was a catalyst for the Ospreys, being a superb club man and racking up a points record. But he decided to sample life “outside the goldfish bowl” of Wales with a big money offer enticing him to Northampton Saints.

#3. Owen Farrell (Saracens/England) – £750k

Farrell will remain at the club that he has called ‘home’ since the age of 14 until at least 2022, earning himself a hefty pay-rise in the process. His new deal means he will now earn in excess of £750,000 a season, bringing him in line with some of the highest-paid players in the world.

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#2. Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) - £825,000

Signed a new deal last year that was reportedly between £750,000 and £1 million. He is widely regarded as the best lock in the world, with the salary to match.

#1. Finn Russell (Racing 92/Scotland) - £850,000

A huge pay-rise from the Parisians in 2020 convinced the fly-half to stay with Russell now reportedly earning £850,000 per season for the next three years, which makes him the highest-paid British rugby player.