2007-02-20 21:15:08 · 11 answers · asked by griff 1 in Sports ➔ Rugby
billythekid,
Rugby is the Premiership. What's your point? I don't get it.
Salaries totally depend on the club/player/marketing opportunities etc. Same as any industry. There is no flat salary.
Full time professional players that I know of range from £18,000 to £500,000.
2007-02-20 21:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by hard as nails 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it's unfair that football players earn more than rugby players. Sure, football players may need a few fewer skills than rugby players, but, do you see rugby on television much? It seems to me that many people find football more entertaining to watch (not to mention play), and I'm pretty sure the entertainment determines salaries. Football is on television a lot, and a lot of people go to see the games, so there is more money coming in to pay the team, the coach, the manager, etc. Salaries are mainly determined by the amount of entertainment and how many people watch it, so, I don't think it's unfair that rugby players are paid less than football players.
2016-03-29 05:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around the time of the 2003 World Cup, Johnny Wilkinson was earing about £6,000 a week...just to play Rugby. That figure does not include all the sponsorship money he would have received after he won the World Cup with England.
It may also be worth me mentioning this...It seems to me that the less money there is in a particular sport, the more successful Britain is at that sport. Could this sum up why after 1966, the English football team can never seem to win the World cup, despite being built up and built up by the British press as potential winners, yet we have people like Ben Ainslie winning Olympic Gold medals in a less heralded sport such as sailing?
Makes you think, doesn't it?
2007-02-20 21:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by Oneirokritis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mike Phillips will sign for the Ospreys next year from cardiff
he will earn around £160 000 a year basic salary
2007-02-20 21:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by blue birds til i die 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bugger all, Stuart Abbott is 'only' on £150,000 a year, compare that to a footballer their on twice dat a week. Matt Giteau is the most well paid rugby player nd hes on £500,000 a year
2007-02-22 08:36:42 · answer #5 · answered by Andy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much. Rugby players salary money should go to Premiership players who play a proper exciting sport.
Update: hard as nails - good point... I'd forgotten Rugby has tried to latch on to the same branding as football's top flight. For that reminder info, I thumbs'd up you.. (even though I suspect you thumbs down'd me).
2007-02-20 21:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Depends which team / league they are in. One thing for sure, nowhere near as much as footballers!
2007-02-20 21:18:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough to Tempt David Beckham to switch codes I don't think
2007-02-21 05:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Closed Down 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every Penny.
2007-02-21 01:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by Earwigo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
depends on how talented the player is, j.wilkinson: £135!!
2007-02-20 21:42:02 · answer #10 · answered by SL65 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋