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Premiership clubs (the “Clubs”) are reportedly in a dispute with agents over the payment of agents’ fees. Traditionally, these have always been paid by the Clubs on behalf of players but, in June this year, the Clubs agreed to end…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a plethora of legal and administrative hurdles for sport worldwide, and rugby union is no exception. Existing fault-lines have come sharply into focus, as tensions have been exacerbated between the game’s stakeholders and discontent has…
The Coronavirus pandemic has created a myriad of problems in the Premiership. The difficulties of re-scheduling the season (discussed here) remain significant, and its ongoing economic impact has seen clubs across the league attempt to cut costs by furloughing players…
Over the weekend of 28 June 2020, a public disagreement broke out between two Premiership rugby clubs over the services of coach George Skivington. Mr Skivington was, until Saturday, an assistant coach at London Irish Rugby Football Club (“London Irish”).…
This week, it has been announced that Premiership clubs have voted unanimously in favour of lowering the level of the Premiership Rugby salary cap from the start of the 2021/2022 season. It has also been reported that Premiership Rugby (“PRL”)…
As the Coronavirus crisis continues, the sports industry has emerged as one of those to be worst affected economically. With no way yet to play matches, clubs’ revenues are down, and many may be fighting for survival in the coming…
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused untold disruption across the world. People’s lives and livelihoods are being affected in unprecedented ways, and governments are taking drastic measures to control the spread of the disease. Against the background of the huge threat…
This article is the fourth in a series of articles on the Saracens salary cap case and shall consider the ways in which Saracens might be able to become compliant with the Premiership Rugby Salary Cap Regulations (the “Regulations”), this…
Now that the dust has settled, the wider implications of the Saracens salary cap scandal fall to be considered. Part I of this series explained the decision to sanction the club (the “Decision”) for breaching the Premiership Rugby Salary Cap…
When Israel Folau made his now-infamously homophobic social media posts, few could have expected that we would end up here. Indeed, few expected Rugby Australia to do more than hand him a fine and perhaps a suspension. Yet, here we…
