3 Richie Mo\u2019unga<\/p>\n
Richie Mo\u2019unga earns an estimated $2 million per season, equivalent to around \u00a31.04 million, while playing for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan Rugby League One.<\/p>\n
Like Kolbe, Mo\u2019unga has confirmed he will return home, rejoining the Crusaders in New Zealand.<\/p>\n
The opportunity to become eligible for All Blacks selection again is thought to have influenced his decision, with reports suggesting he has accepted a lower salary to make the move.<\/p>\n
For now, he remains third on this list.<\/p>\n
2 Finn Russell<\/p>\n
Finn Russell is reported to earn around \u00a31.2 million annually at Bath Rugby following a lucrative contract extension. That deal makes him the highest-paid player in the Prem and one of the top earners in world rugby.<\/p>\n
The Scotland fly-half has also joined Eddie Hearn\u2019s Matchroom Talent Agency, a move that could further boost his commercial earning potential.<\/p>\n
Russell will miss this weekend\u2019s match against Argentina as he continues to recover from a calf injury that also ruled him out of Bath\u2019s Gallagher Prem semi-final defeat to Exeter Chiefs.<\/p>\n
1 Antoine Dupont<\/p>\n
Antoine Dupont has reinforced his status as rugby\u2019s biggest star by signing a four-year contract extension with Toulouse, keeping him at the club until 2031.<\/p>\n
The agreement extends his previous deal, which ran until 2027, and is reportedly worth around \u00a31.2 million per season. That figure makes the France captain the highest-paid player in world rugby.<\/p>\n
By the end of the contract, Dupont will be 34 years old and could have featured in two more Rugby World Cups. Given his global profile and marketability, a lucrative move abroad, potentially to Japan, would not be a surprise once his time at Toulouse eventually comes to an end.<\/p>\n
LATEST RUGBY NEWS<\/p>\n
NAME EVERY ENGLAND CAPTAIN OF THE PROFESSIONAL ERA:<\/p>\n
Since rugby turned professional in 1995, England have had a host of captains lead the team through World Cups, Grand Slams, Lions tours and some of the biggest moments in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
From World Cup-winning legends to short-term stand-ins, how many England captains of the professional era can you name?<\/p>\n
You have\u00a0five minutes\u00a0to name them all. Good luck!\ud83c\udfc9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3 Richie Mo\u2019unga Richie Mo\u2019unga earns an estimated $2 million per season, equivalent to around \u00a31.04 million, while…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-672420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}