Quote Jake the Peg="Jake the Peg"If only the top players in the world earn that then I'm guessing the figure is wildly exaggerrated. he's hardly a star name in RL terms. Let's be honest, you don't need to offer someone 5X their current earnings to turn their head'"
I would be very surprised if he was going to get £400k per annum - especially in this country. He might get closer to that figure in France but not over here.
I was chatting to a Leeds RU player not that long ago and asked him if he'd even considered switching codes. He said he wouldn't take the pay cut.
The disparity is a shame but, with the colossal cash cow that is international rugby union, I fear it's only going to get bigger.