Conferences in New Zealand are hold to decide the player of the year as well as the team of the year, coach of the year and many other decision.
There has been rumours of bias decisions by New Zealand in which players from New Zealand are usually often chosen where else there are better players.
McCaw
Shane Williams
There is a website called "Rugby World Cup Picks Competition".
The top rugby players earn around 500k per year
Legend
You can only really judge this by the person that wins the IRB Player of the year award as its voted for by those who run the game and is not an oppinion which of course we all have - For the second year New Zealand captain Richie McCaw has been named the International Rugby Board Player of the Year 2010.
Rugby Players
upto September 2015 there has been only one rugby player voted (from either code) and the was Jonny Wilkinson 2003
Shane Williams Wales and Ospreys winger
Anywhere between £30,000 and £60,000. Plus sponsorship.
Greg Inglis
Pat Quinn - English Rugby Player Charles Quade - New Zealand Rugby Player D.L.J Quigley - Canadian Rugby Player