Midi Olympique magazine have unveiled the highest earners in the Top 14 with All Black legend and Racing 92 star Dan Carter receiving the biggest pay packet.
According to , Carter has been asked by the Barbarians to turn out for them against England on May 28.
Rugbyrama, World Player of the Year for 2005, 2012 and 2015 Carter makes €1.5 million a year, more than double the amount of second-placed Matt Giteau of Toulon who earns €700 000 annually.
Toulon duo Duane Vermeulen and Leigh Halfpenny as well as Stade Français' Rabah Slimani bring in € 600 000 while Colin Slade (Pau), Johan Goosen (ex-Racing 92), Ma'a Nonu (Toulon), Bismarck Du Plessis (Montpellier), Sergio Parisse (Stade Français) and Census Johnston (Toulouse) earn approximately €500,000.
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Slimani is the highest-paid French player while € 500 000 earners Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Luc Ducalcon (Racing 92) and Yacouba Camara (Toulouse) are the other top local earners.
Meanwhile, according to Stuff
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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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