There is absolutely no way he has earned £60m from playing rugby. Absolutely none. I'd like to see the actual source for that because I don't think it is true. The most famous English rugby player of the last 20 years - Johnny Wilkinson - who kicked us to world cup glory in 2003 and who had endorsements a plenty is only estimated to be worth about £16m by the Sunday Times rich list (on which Christian Wade does not feature).
Basically I am calling nonsense on the statement quoted above. It isn't true.
salary cap for an English rugby union club side is approx $9m and squad sizes are around 40. There is the odd player here and there making about $1m a year, Wade on nowhere near that. Maybe about the same as he is now in the NFL, maybe... not published so no one knows. He would have made more on top in sponsorship etc but 100% has not made $60m.
Matt Parrino on Christian Wade: not on the 53 next year
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salary cap for an English rugby union club side is approx $9m and squad sizes are around 40. There is the odd player here and there making about $1m a year, Wade on nowhere near that. Maybe about the same as he is now in the NFL, maybe... not published so no one knows. He would have made more on top in sponsorship etc but 100% has not made $60m.