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Matt Dawson says Fiji's players getting paid 拢400 for facing England is 'farcical'.

When England play the Pacific Islanders on Saturday, The Rugby Football Union will bank around 拢10m - giving Fiji 拢75,000 as a "goodwill gesture".

鈥淚 was extremely disappointed to see the figures of some of the Fijian players getting 拢400 for playing [against England on Saturday]," he told Sonja McLaughlan on 5 live Rugby.

鈥淭he whole model needs to change and that probably comes from World Rugby. It shouldn鈥檛 matter who is playing who, there could be a formula that can work out so the players are payed accordingly.

鈥淣ot everyone is going to be on 拢22,000 when they play at Twickenham but there is such an enormous discrepancy between the two it's absolutely farcical.

鈥淚 feel for the Fijian players, they're playing in front of massive crowds, they're great ambassadors - arguably some of the best ambassadors of world rugby come from Fiji.

鈥淭he way they've been so good with the game across the world, and you're paying them 拢400, I mean come on. That wouldn't even get them a chauffeur home.鈥�

This clip is from 5 live Sport on Thursday 17 November 2016.

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