The world’s highest-paid XV featuring Itoje and Farrell earn over £11m-per-year
Rugby NewsTuesday, 31 August 2021 at 17:05
Collectively, the 15 players take home an astonishing salary of £10.8m-per-year. Take a look at who makes it into the side below...
The World Cup winning wing – whose tried helped Toulouse clinch the French Top League and European Champions Cup double last season – has been lured to Toulon for a €1.8 million ($3 million) fee, according to European media outlets.
The 27-year-old, who joined Toulouse from the Stormers in 2017, took to social media to thank the club and its fans for four memorable years.
“I will be forever grateful for all I have learned and experienced with Stade Toulousain,’’ Kolbe said in messages published in English and in French.
“The lessons learned and the memories made stretch far beyond the rugby field.’’
BACK-THREE:
- Fullback: BEAUDEN BARRETT £780k (Suntory Goliath)
- Winger: CHARLES PIUTAU £1m (Bristol Bears)
- Winger: CHESLIN KOLBE £850k (Toulon)
CENTRES:
- Centre: VIRIMI VAKATAWA £780k (Racing 92)
- Centre: OWEN FARRELL £750k (Saracens)
HALFBACKS:
- Fly-half: HANDRE POLLARD £1m (Montpellier)
- Scrum-half: FAF DE KLERK £600k (Sale Sharks)
FRONT-ROW:
- Loosehead-prop: MAKO VUNIPOLA £450k (Saracens)
- Hooker: GUILHEM GUIRADO £500 (Montpellier)
- Tighthead-prop: TADHG FURLONG £480k (Leinster)
SECOND-ROW:
- Lock: MARO ITOJE £825k (Saracens)
- Lock: EBEN ETZEBETH £900k (Toulon)
BACK-ROW:
- Blindside-flanker: STEVE LUATUA £650k (Bristol Bears)
- Openside-flanker: Michael Hooper £750,000 (Toyota Verblitz)
- Number eight: KIERAN READ £800,000 (Toyota Verblitz)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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