Four of the Richest Rugby Teams from Around the World

Rugby is one of the most famous sports in the world, attracting millions each year within stadiums and of course via TV and press. Behind any sport, the financial status of sports is often not known or discussed. Team maintenance costs money and each team will hold a certain capacity when it comes to the funds needed to accommodate player costs, coaches, health and medical teams and so on. The team obviously will always need silent investments and commercial funds to ensure the team runs smoothly.

Multiple factors come into play when determining the value of rugby teams, sponsorships are hugely important-with man in rugby sports coming directly from rugby betting forms or other known sportsbooks. Additionally, fan fees and seasonal tickets etc. add value to a team too, the bigger a rugby team is, there more you can Passover to support the team’s organisation for the long term with player sign ups and so on. 

There is no denying that the richer the club, the more potential they have for success. That is the same for any sport, you can pay the best players what they want, you can improve your club facilities to top tier levels. This will be something that punters consider when predicting which team will win certain trophies and tournaments, certainly NRL expert tips will include this.

Below is a list of some of the richest rugby sports teams in the world. These teams have the ability of signing the best players, and most of the time have the best backing when it comes to investors and brand partnerships.

Toulon

The French team is recognised as the largest and richest rugby conglomerate in the world. The annual budget for the seasons hit an all high from 2019, with €30 million. This allowed the team to sign up some of the most advanced players that the league had to offer, such as Tana Umaga, Sonny Bill Williams, in addition to maintaining their best stars like Drew Mitchell and Juan Martin Lobbe. 

The team is under the leadership and owner of Mourad Boudjellal, who is a magnet that pulls branding success from all corners of the globe. It is down to him that the team is able to attract huge international investment and promising partnerships. The team not only has the money but the skill too. With 14 French top 14 wins thus far, and three Champion Cups, this only attracts further investment and wealth to the team.

Leicester Tigers

The Leicester Tigers are a high attendance club that have managed to attract colossal high numbers for attendees to matches. The stadium is known to fit 25,000 spectators, with many signs of more when standing. This alone brings significant income each and every game, thus giving more cash flow to achieve great things for the teams’ prospects. 

With 10 Premiership titles, in addition to Championship Cup five times, the team have reeled in peaks of €20.8 million within their best years and with star players taking the spotlight in the team, this should only attract further investment and wealth that the team can use to increase their assets positively.

Lyon 

Lyon is a team that has rich history within its city of course, however there are also two separate divisions between teams in France, with Lyon maintaining good standing due to their exceptional talent. In 2016, the team happened to get promoted to the top 14 and believed to have at least a €30 million spending budget. The income was able to come from many commercial arrangements and the network of the team. Lyon is believed to set ultimate high records of wealth within the next few years and will therefore probably sustain a place as one of the healthiest teams in rugby. Their fiscal reports are believed to exceed budgets of €32 million at the moment, meaning one can only estimate a surplus within the next coming years.

Bordeaux Bègles 

The last team on this list has to be the Bordeaux Bègles. This team has shown time and time again how they are a testament to the sport. Not only are they the richest of teams in circulation of rugby at the moment, but they are also continuously being infused with more and more money from investors and of course, the President Laurent Marti. Outside of commercial revenue, the team received €8 million from their president in 2009 alone, meaning one can only imagine what the team’s president is investing into the team to date. 

The last accounted for annual budget is believed to be 33.7 million and counting, however the teams’ shareholders are staking more into the team for future pumping of investments to utilise in years to come. The Bordeaux Bègles have many fans from all over the world, and it is believed due to clever marketing and brand partnerships, that they have been allowed such great exposure thus far.