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This article was published in November 2019 - prior to the release of the independent disciplinary panel's written decision. For a full and up-to-date analysis of this case, please see my later article: PREMIERSHIP RUGBY V SARACENS: THE SALARY CAP…
Could the other Gallagher Premiership clubs bring legal claims of their own against Saracens? Saracens have declared their intent to seek a review of the salary cap decision that resulted in a 35-point deduction and £5. www.telegraph.co.uk A brief article…
Typhoon Hagibis has brought chaos to Japan, and to the rugby world. With the Typhoon forecast to hit Tokyo and Yokohama, World Rugby made the decision to cancel two games on Saturday 12 October, New Zealand v Italy and England…
This article was originally published in The Rugby Magazine a new media platform bringing rugby to life; stories, history, analysis and the most comprehensive fantasy rugby game available. With the Rugby World Cup a matter of hours away, the Rob Howley betting…
The financial troubles of Yorkshire Carnegie are now well-known. The Championship side announced in April 2019 that it was to go part-time in order to save costs after its principal investor pulled out, but it was revealed in June that…
The past week might just have been the worst week of rugby news in history. Not ‘the worst’ because it has been dull – far from it – ‘the worst’ in the sense that almost all the news has been…
This article was originally published in The Rugby Magazine a new media platform bringing rugby to life; stories, history, analysis and the most comprehensive fantasy rugby game available. "Fans want to see meaningful games; they don’t want to see fatigued…
Sports Arbitration Revisited Pt II: Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland | Keep Calm Talk Law Following the recent case of RFC Seraing and Doyen Sports Company v FIFA and Others , the ECtHR took a look at the concerning world…
Sports Arbitration Revisited Pt I: Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland | Keep Calm Talk Law Following the recent case of RFC Seraing and Doyen Sports Company v FIFA and Others , the ECtHR took a look at the concerning world…
World Rugby has created a new law, for implementation with immediate effect. A World Rugby ‘proclamation’ states: “Acting in accordance with the Bye-Laws and on behalf of the Council, the World Rugby Executive Committee have agreed to create a new…
