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On Saturday 18th January 2020, Saracens were condemned to relegation from the English Premiership. Two days on, I can scarcely believe that I have just written that. In spite of the £5.36 million fine, the 35-point deduction and the difficulties…
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…
This is the second part of a series of articles on Saracens’ breaches of the Premiership Rugby Salary Cap Regulations. Part I, which explained the breaches and the applicable Regulations can be found here. Part III shall follow in due…
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…
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…
With the Rugby Championship underway in the Southern Hemisphere, and the English Premiership now restarted in the north, the club vs. country battle is fiercer than ever. Leicester’s Matt Toomua and Tatafu Polota-Nau, Saracens’ Juan Figallo, and Bath’s Francois Louw…
