We're used to hearing about the vast sums of money earned by the likes of footballers, golfers and tennis players - but in recent years rugby union has been catching up.
It’s only been 30 years since the sport turned professional, with the likes of Gavin Hastings and Andy Irvine effectively playing for free before then - back then it would be back to the day job on Monday after playing at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The best players can now expect to earn salaries of hundreds of thousands of pounds - and that's before bonuses, sponsorship and image rights.
And history has been made recently with a couple of players passing the £1 million-a-year mark for the first time.
We've looked at a number of sources to come up with this rugby union rich list - based on reported salaries paid out by the world's biggest clubs.
Here are the top 10 in 2025.
5. Siya Kolisi - £850,000
South African captain Siya Kolisi has two World Cup wins and a third place to his name and, prior to the arrival of Owen Farrell, was the highest paid player at French side Racing 92. He might be looking for a salary increase from the £850,000 he's on at the moment when he finds out what his new teammate is on. | Getty Images
6. Dan Biggar - £800,000
Two-time Lions player Dan Biggar is the highest-paid Welsh player. He is thought to earn £800,000 a year for playing fly-half for French side Toulon. | Getty Images
7. Maro Itoje - £800,000
England's Maro Itoje has won an impressive five Premiership titles and three European titles with his club Saracens - so maybe he's worth his salary of £800,000. Mind you, that's what his former teammate Owen Farrell was paid by the club before his money-spinning move to France, so there's always the chance of even bigger earnings in the future. | Getty Images
8. Antoine Dupont - £700,000
French scrum-half Antoine Dupont is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and a couple of years ago he was also the highest paid. He's now slid down the rankings thanks to a few big budget moves by other players - earning around £700,000 at Toulouse. | Getty Images