Who is Premiership rugby’s richest club owner?

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Steve Lansdown owns Premiership club Bristol Bears

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: Stephen Lansdown, the Bristol Bears owner looks on during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Bristol Bears and Bath Rugby at Ashton Gate on August 31, 2018 in Bristol, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

owner Steve Lansdown has retained his place as the richest owner in the Premiership.

Lansdown and his wife, Catherine, own the Bears via their company, Pula Sport Limited. He is the 83rd richest person in the country with £1.72bn.

That makes him worth five times more than ' boss Nigel Wray, right.

Finance king Lansdowne is clearly the wealthiest owner of a club in this country.

Wray who made his £315m fortune through property and food is the majority shareholder in Sarries' owners Premier Team Holdings.

's Bruce Craig, with £289m comes in third and is 448th in the latest UK rich list.

' Simon Orange is believed to be worth £25m, 's Martin St Quinton £20.2m, Duncan Saville £20m and Derek Richardson £67m.

Interestingly Premiership runners-up Exeter, the only club to operate at a profit, are owned by their 700 members with four shareholders acting as trustees.

And it is the same for East Midland rivals and Saints with nobody having an overall controlling shareholding.

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