Yes. There are hundreds of professional Rugby players as well as coaches and team instructors who are paid to play the game.
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I'm afraid that women rugby players do not get paid, therefore they are not professional as it seems they do not command a large enough audience. They are allowed to claim expenses but must do it for the love of the game & country.
Much more then Australian Rugby League players
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In comparison to American football players and soccer players they certainly are not over paid but for the top players its considered that they may be under paid
It has to be remembered that until recently (2003) Union players were not paid at all. The female game is developing and the gate money is increasing as is the sponsorship.
daniel carter
a year... yes!!! but in a week the highest player gets paid, i think, £200,000 which is bloody loads!!! Lots more than rugby players do but then again rugby players don't play for the money, they play for the passion of playing for club and country, unlike footballers!!!
They have since 1995.
1908 when players became fed up with not being paid compensation in rugby union, Australia
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