Gallagher Premiership's highest-paid XV featuring Biggar, Hogg & Watson earn £7.2m-per-year

BACK-THREE:

• 15. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) - £550,000
• 14. Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears) - £1,000,000
• 11. Anthony Watson (Bath) - £350,000

CENTRES:

• 13. Semi Radradra (Bristol Bears) - £521,000
• 12. Malakai Fekitoa (Wasps) - £450,000

HALFBACKS:

• 10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) - £600,000
• 9. Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks) - £500,000

FRONT-ROW:

• 1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers) - £280k
• 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) – £230k
• 3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears) - £350k

SECOND-ROW:

• 4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps) - £420,000
• 5. Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) - £400,000

BACK-ROW:

• 6. Steve Luatua (Bristol Bears) - £620,000
• 7. Sean O’Brien (London Irish) – £400,000
• 8. Taulupe Faletau (Bath) – £475,000

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