UPDATED | The World's Highest-Paid Rugby Players 2020: Farrell, Itoje, Tuilagi - Page 2 of 4 - Ruck

UPDATED | The World’s Highest-Paid Rugby Players 2020: Farrell, Itoje, Tuilagi

15. Johnny Sexton (Leinster) – £536,000

12=. Rhys Webb (Toulon) – £550,000

His Wales career sadly ended when he signed for Toulon from the Ospreys with Webb not having enough caps to continue to be picked by Warren Gatland. However, a big pay packet in France will provide some consolation for the ace scrum-half.

12=. Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers) – £550,000

The powerhouse centre signed a contract extension early in 2019, believed to be around a 25 per cent increase on his previous £450,000-a-year deal that will net him more than £1m over the next two seasons, to see him stay at Welford Road until the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.

12=. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) – £550,000

The Scotland fullback was the highest paid player at Glasgow Warriors (£350,000) but added another healthy chunk to his pay-packet by joining the Premiership side.

11. Morgan Parra (Clermont Auvergne) – £570,000

The Clermont Auvergne scrum-half star is a precious commodity in France because he’s also a top-class goal-kicker and is a hugely popular figure with the country’s rugby watchers.

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