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Premiership 2020/21: Three highest earning players in every position

We've looked at the data and listed the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership's highest three earners for every position on the rugby pitch.

Back-three:

1. Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears) - £1m
2. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) - £550k
3. Mike Brown (Harlequins) - £300k

Centre:

1. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs) - £450k
2. Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks) -£350k
3. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby) - £325k

Fly-half:

1. Owen Farrell (Saracens) - £750k
2. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) - £600k
3. Marcus Smith (Harlequins) - £300k

Scrum-half:

1. Faf De Klerk (Sale Sharks) - £500k
2. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) - £350k
3. Danny Care (Harlequins) -£300k

Prop:

1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens) - £420k
2. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears) -£350k
3. Vincent Koch (Saracens) - £300k

Hooker:

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) - £230k
2. Jamie George (Saracens) - £200k
3. Agustin Creevy (London Irish) - £180k

Lock:

1. Maro Itoje (Saracens) - £875k
2. Joe Launchbury (Wasps) - £420k
3. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) - £400k

Back-row:

1. Steve Luatua (Bristol Bears) - £550k
2. Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby) - £425k
3. Sean O'Brien (London Irish) - £400k

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