80,000k to 120,000k
Premiership teams have a salary cap of 4.4 million pounds to spread amongst the 35-odd players on the 1st squad. That would work out to an average of about 125,000 pounds per player per year. Obviously some would make a lot more, and some a lot less. A Rugby Union players gets much more than Rugby League players. Rugby League players get between (in average) 80,000k-120,000k. The highest paid rugby league player earns 500, … 000k a year. Top players can earn more playing in France, but, on average, players in English leagues are very well compensated relative to other leagues. During the 2010 to 2011 season, the players in the Aviva Premiership -- England's top rugby league -- earned an average of 85,000 pounds sterling -- approximately $130,000. But the average salary of $200,000 in New Zealand is in line with other major nations. According to the Australian Rugby Players' Association, the annual salary of a Super 14 player in Australia last year was A$202,000 ($230,000). In France, the average wage of professional players is ¬12,000 per month, which is ¬144,000 a year or $266,000. In 2004, the average salary paid out in the English Premiership was £60,000 ($150,000), which is estimated to have increased to £70,000 ($175,000) in 2007. The top professional rugby players in France receive the highest salaries in the world. In fact, four of the five highest paid professional rugby players in the world all played for teams in France's Top 14 -- the most competitive league in France -- in 2011. A Rugby Union players gets much more than Rugby League players. Rugby League players get between (in average) 80,000k-120,000k. The highest paid rugby league player earns 500, … 000k a year. Typical Rugby players in England start out with low wages but quickly renegotiate so that the average English pro player is making about $70,000 to $100,000 a year. Top European Pro Rugby players make about $54,600 a month (source) . In England, Premier League footballers can expect an average salary of £656,000 ($1.51 million) but even that is dwarfed by the colossal $6.6 million which is the average salary paid to professional basketballers in America's NBA.
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