England players take 25% cut on match fees from autumn Tests to £17,250

Eddie Jones’ squad handed reductions of £5,750 per man Owen Farrell and co remain best-paid Test players in the world England players will have their match fees cut by almost £6,000 from this autumn as part of a new pay deal with the Rugby Football Union.With the union facing huge losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, revised terms have been agreed which will see Eddie Jones’s squad paid £17,250 per match – a reduction of £5,750. As revealed by the Guardian in April, the RFU was seeking to reduce players’ fees with the previous deal coming to an end over the summer. The union is forecasting …