4 Bill Foley
Nationality: American
Net worth: £1.9 billion
Rugby CV: Owner, Exeter Chiefs
The leading figure behind Black Knight Football Club, which recently acquired Exeter Chiefs, Foley is chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Cannae Holdings, and Black Knight Financial Services.
He is managing general partner of Black Knight Football Club, which owns AFC Bournemouth, Auckland FC, Moreirense, and, since January 2026, French club FC Lorient.
Forbes currently estimates his real time net worth at around $2.6 billion.
3 Steve Lansdown
Nationality: British
Net Worth: £2.3 billion
Rugby CV: Owner, Bristol Bears
Lansdown co-founded the British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown alongside Peter Hargreaves.
He is also the founder of Bristol Sport and majority shareholder of Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers, and Bristol City Football Club.
In 2012, he formalised his ownership of Bristol Rugby, now known as Bristol Bears.
Five years later, the club signed New Zealand international Charles Piutau on a reported £1 million per season deal, making him the highest paid player in Premiership history at the time. The contract was backed by Lansdown.
In April 2020, Lansdown sold 2.2% of his shares in Hargreaves Lansdown for £160 million, reducing his stake in the company to 7%.
According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Lansdown was worth £1.72 billion in 2019, although more recent estimates place his fortune slightly above that figure today.
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