Today's rugby news as South Africa trio blocked from facing Wales and best-paid rugby positions revealed

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Thursday, June 16.

Fly-halves were the highest-paid players in last season's English Premiership, with hookers paid lowest on average.

That's according to Premiership Rugby's report into player salaries for the 2020-2021 season, which they have released in a bid to improve transparency following the Saracens salary cap scandal.

Key findings include the average senior player total salary being £171,187, with fly-half remaining the most lucrative position to play. The average salary of a fly-half in the Premiership is £175,679, with centre (£167,779) and lock (£158,617) making up the top three best-paid positions. Hookers are at the other end of the table, with average earnings being £113,115.

As for more experienced players, those who had made more than 100 appearances in the Premiership earned on average £205,000, while those players with more than 50 international caps would receive £325,306 on average.

The report, which does not show the wage bill of specific clubs or the salaries of players but offers an overview of spending in the Gallagher Premiership, will become an annual publication following Myners Report recommendations. Former cabinet minister Lord Paul Myners, who died earlier this year, produced a report on Premiership Rugby's salary cap in 2020 in the wake of Saracens being punished for repeatedly breaching rules.

The likes of Dan Biggar, a highly-valued pivot for Northampton Saints as well as Wales, are likely to be among the top earners given his position and experience.

One of the key recommendations of the Myners Report called for improved transparency, which has been acted on by Premiership Rugby during a 20-page document which shows the average salary for senior