4 Bill Foley<\/p>\n
Nationality: American<\/p>\n
Net worth: \u00a31.9 billion<\/p>\n
Rugby CV: Owner, Exeter Chiefs<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Forbes currently estimates his real time net worth at around $2.6 billion.<\/p>\n
3 Steve Lansdown<\/p>\n
Nationality: British<\/p>\n
Net Worth: \u00a32.3 billion<\/p>\n
Rugby CV: Owner, Bristol Bears<\/p>\n
Lansdown co-founded the British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown alongside Peter Hargreaves. <\/p>\n
He is also the founder of Bristol Sport and majority shareholder of Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers, and Bristol City Football Club.<\/p>\n
In 2012, he formalised his ownership of Bristol Rugby, now known as Bristol Bears.<\/p>\n
Five years later, the club signed New Zealand international Charles Piutau on a reported \u00a31 million per season deal, making him the highest paid player in Premiership history at the time. The contract was backed by Lansdown.<\/p>\n
In April 2020, Lansdown sold 2.2% of his shares in Hargreaves Lansdown for \u00a3160 million, reducing his stake in the company to 7%.<\/p>\n
According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Lansdown was worth \u00a31.72 billion in 2019, although more recent estimates place his fortune slightly above that figure today.<\/p>\n
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