Who are the richest rugby players in the world right now?

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A former referee tops the list of the richest rugby players in the world that also includes oil prospectors and current stars of the game.

Top rugby players can earn extraordinary salaries while playing and others make their money after giving up the game; here are the richest rugby players in the world right now.Four of the ten listed are current players with salaries for some at an all-time high.Saracens are back in the Premiership and prepared to reward the faith shown in them by their star men.

One of those is skipper Owen Farrell who has derived the bulk of his $2 million net worth directly from Saracens. He has been linked with a lucrative move to Racing 92 which could make Farrell even richer. Farrell missed the 2024 Six Nations for personal reasons.Itoje is Farrell’s teammate at England and Saracens and earns a salary comparable to the national skipper.Itoje has been offered a reduced contract at Saracens as the club seeks to retain Farrell and stay within salary cap limits.Charles Piutau played 17 Tests for the All Blacks before deciding to make a move north.

The former England star has appeared in advertisements for Domino’s Pizza, and Amazon and advertises CBD oil with the company Pueris.Wilkinson has made a lot of money off the back of his Rugby World Cup-winning drop goal in 2003.3 Sonny Bill Williams – R563.4 million He married Alana Raffle in 2013.Sir Bill Gammell, a former Scottish rugby player turned businessman, is a knight of the realm, a philanthropist, and a friend of both the British Prime Minister and the US President.

 

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