Secret bonuses if Wallabies win World Cup revealed

Rugby Australia has agreed to award lucrative bonuses to the Wallabies if they perform well at the Rugby World Cup, with players set to pocket an extra $175,000 each if Australia can lift the trophy, writes The Sydney Morning Herald

Before the Wallabies departed for France last month, RA and the Rugby Union Players’ Association came to an agreement on what bonuses players should receive on top of regular match payments. In addition to the windfall on offer for breaking a 24-year World Cup drought, the players will also be rewarded for progressing past the quarter-finals. It is only the second time such a last four bonus has been offered.

RA and RUPA wanted details of bonus payments kept confidential, but this masthead can reveal what players are set to earn if they go deep in the tournament.

According to informed sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, every member of the 33-man playing squad will take home an extra $175,000 if Australia win the World Cup final on October 28 in Paris.

It is a 40-per-cent increase on the $125,000 that was offered in 2019 if the Wallabies won the tournament. That year, Australia were bundled out by England in a quarter-final in Japan.