Im pretty sure the point is that £10 an hour is not an unacceptable rate of pay as suggested.
Minimum wage is £7.50.
Living wage for London is £10.20 - which is voluntary, but again, this isn't a "job" it's four hours every couple of weeks.
While I'm sure we can accuse Quins of lots of things, I really think picking what they pay the person in the bear suit as a sign that they're exploiting the labour market is a bit weird.
The people that used to do it when the bears were good were a brother and sister who at the uni -- they did it because they were Quins fans and loved it - remember when Harley used to do the caterpillar down the pitch and broke out dance moves every week?
Not been the same since they were forcibly mated with Disney characters.