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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gerard Meagher

Henry Pollock triples salary after signing ‘multi-year’ deal to stay at Northampton

Fin Smith of Northampton Saints and Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints celebrate after winning the Prem final in June.
Fin Smith of Northampton Saints and Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints celebrate after winning the Prem final in June. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Henry Pollock has signed a new Northampton contract worth in excess of £400,000 a year, ensuring he will remain available for England beyond the 2027 World Cup.

The 21-year-old has roughly tripled his salary in a “multi-year” deal thought to extend until 2029. Pollock’s future at the club had come into question when his representative, Eddie Hearn, suggested he deserved a seven-figure salary but while the new deal is a long way short of that, he ends up as one of the best paid back-row forwards in England.

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