Daily Mail Reveals £100k RWC Win Bonus for England Players

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The Daily Mail reported on June 9th that England players have been promised a performance bonus of just over £100,000 each if they win this year’s Rugby World Cup on home soil.

Sportsmail calculated that the financial incentive is more than six times greater than the £16,000 reward on offer for winning the 2015 RBS 6 Nations.

“RFU paymasters have agreed maximum pay-outs if Stuart Lancaster’s squad become the first England side to lift the Webb Ellis Cup since 2003” the report stated.

On top of any performance-related rewards, players are also reported to have been guaranteed a £15,000 lump sum — including match fees, training fees and image rights — every time they are named in the matchday squad.

Lancaster’s squad are one of the highest paid in international rugby and, with the Rugby Players’ Association sitting in on all negotiations, there is no risk of the pay row that led to some players threatening to boycott the send-off dinner before the 2011 World Cup. 

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