Top five highest-paid Springbok players. Image via Instagram @cheslinkolbe/ @handrepollard/ @siyakolisi/ @ebenetzebeth4/ @faster09
Who are the top five highest-paid Springbok players? [photos]
Cheslin Kolbe, Handre Pollard, Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, and Faf De Klerk are reported to allegedly be the highest-paid Springbok players.
Top five highest-paid Springbok players. Image via Instagram @cheslinkolbe/ @handrepollard/ @siyakolisi/ @ebenetzebeth4/ @faster09
The Springboks are currently rated as the best rugby team in the world. This comes after beating France 29:28 on their home ground on Sunday, 15 October. The victory also meant that the South African national rugby team qualified for the semi-finals. The Boks will be going head-to-head with England in Paris on Saturday, 21 October. So who are the highest-paid Springbok players?
WHO ARE THE HIGHEST-PAID SPRINGBOK PLAYERS?
The alleged top five highest-paid Springbok players will all be in the squad playing England in the semi-finals. Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, and Cheslin Kolbe are in the main selection, and Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard were placed as replacements.
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1. SIYA KOLISI
- How much does he earn per year?: According to Briefly, Siya Kolisi is worth an alleged R35 million.
- Age: 32
- Position: Captain and plays flanker/ loose forward
- Hometown: He is from Zwide, a township in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape.
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2. HANDRE POLLARD
- How much does he earn per year?: According to the publication, Handre Pollard earns himself an alleged R23 million annual salary.
- Age: 29
- Position: Fly-half / Inside-Centre
- Hometown: He is from Somerset West in the Western Cape
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3. CHESLIN KOLBE
- How much does he earn per year?: Chesline Kolbe allegedly secured himself a R22 million annual salary, Ruck.co.za reported.
- Age: 29
- Position: Wing/ Fullback
- Hometown: Kraaifontein in Cape Town
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4. FAF DE KLERK
- How much does he earn per year?: Mywage.co.za reported that Faf De Klerk boasts an alleged annual salary of R21 million
- Age: 32
- Position: Scrumhalf
- Hometown: Nelspruit in Mpumalanga
5. EBEN ETZEBETH
- How much does he earn per year?: Rugby Pass reported that Eben Etzebeth earns an allegedly whopping R18 million per year.
- Age: 31
- Position: Lock
- Hometown: Cape Town
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