3. Gallagher Premiership salary cap – £5 million
Premiership clubs have unanimously agreed to slash temporarily the salary cap to £5 million for the 2021-22 season in a bid to avert financial oblivion.
2. Pro 14 (Ireland) – £6.6 million (estimated)
The four Irish provinces player cost amount to roughly £6.3 million, which isn’t far off the Premiership’s cap.
1. French Top 14 salary cap = £10 million
The LNR have set the cap at €11.3 million euro per season, or roughly 10 million pounds sterling. Spread over a squad of 35, that works out at an average of €322,000 per player.