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All Blacks stat shows the difference between rugby and football stars

Published 15:29 3 Nov 2015 GMT

Updated 15:30 3 Nov 2015 GMT

Tom Victor
All Blacks stat shows the difference between rugby and football stars

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Who do you reckon was the best-paid New Zealand sportsman in London last week?

One of the veterans of the All Blacks' World Cup winning squad, perhaps, like Dan Carter or Richie McCaw? How about one of the other established stars, like Sonny Bill Williams? If you said any of those, or indeed any one of the Rugby World Cup winners, you'd be wrong... https://twitter.com/joehallwords/status/661558871106785281 Winston Reid is probably one of the 20 best centre-backs in the Premier League, or in the top 10 at a stretch, but he's far from the best in the business. But the Kiwi defender's new contract at West Ham, signed at the start of the year, sees him take home £60,000 a week. When a guy who no one would consider the best at what he does is making more than double the wages of the kings of another sport, you have to start asking some questions.

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