Australian rugby is set to crown a new top earner following reports Toulouse lock Rory Arnold will move to Japan later this year on a multi-year contract worth £2.4million.
The deal would see Arnold earn in excess of £750,000 per year and is enough to put him ahead of Wallabies captain and Waratahs stalwart Michael Hooper, who currently earns more than any other Australian player.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Rugby Australia "did not want to insult" their 6'10" lock by submitting their own counter-offer, which would have been worth less than half his potential earnings in Japan.
