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.
The top dogs of the sport 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 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.
9. Steven Luatua - £620,000
Remarkably thought to be better paid than any All Black from his birth country of New Zealand, Samoa's Steven Luatua is thought to earn around £620,000 for playing flanker for Bristol Bears. | Getty Images
10. Handre Pollard - £610,000
Unusually, South African fly-half Handre Pollard, who was instrumental in his country's two consecutive World Cup wins, is thought to have taken a pay cut when moving from Montpellier to Leicester Tigers in 2021 - such was his determination to play in England's Premiership. He's still not short of a couple of quid though, and is thought to earn around £610,000 a year. | Getty Images