Leicester Tigers

Agreed! Cash rules sod the game itself

I said it before rugby union suffers from appalling bad management. Another decision where money damages the game, the premiership will be ring fenced and several championship clubs will go bust. Worse of all the incentive for a lot of aspiring English players is damaged and the premiership clubs wi...

If they broke the rules yes and I am English. Being partisan does not mean disregarding the rules.

It is not about gaining advantage or not. It is about fairness and keeping a level playing field. If you cannot abide by the rules throw them out!

If we have SA then we must have Argentina and what about Tonga and Samoa, it will improve domestic rugby not one jot but it may improve the cash flow and hasten centrally contracted players. They will have no time for club rugby but play internationals all the time. Professionalism and cash has not ...

an ineligible player is an ineligible player whatever the reason. Saracens have had a blatant disregard of rules for years but again they get away with it. The sport (business?)is tainting itself day after day is continued mismanagement.

It’s all about money- greed no thoughts of player welfare. Eventually internationals will not play for clubs because of mandatory rest periods and matches for international players it will not leave any time left and clubs will stop paying massive salaries to players that only play twice a season.

Other clubs committing the same offence had points deducted why not Saracens. They cheated their way to the final, fielded a an ineligible player why a different punishment?

I think it was more than 10k but the taxman is not my business it’s the salary cap. For instance I will pay you 100. K a year but you are worth more so here is 50k to buy your house pay me back if you sell it. Salary cap ? 100k or 150k I do not know but the salary cap does.

What I do not understand is they are relegated but are they continuing to pay players and exceed they salary cap? If so they should be slung out completely. As for players denying any knowledge of the cap being exceeded is rubbish they are complicit. How many of us can go to their employer ( who is ...

Kick the ball away/straight to the opposition has been a tigers tactic for a number of years now and some of the senior players are the worst offenders. It must ether be a coached tactic or a poor attitude, I am not informed enough to decide which, but does not appear to be to gain advantage.parting...

Nah. Abolish the salary cap then Saracens are innocent.

Do you realise Nigel Wray has saved us from relegation. The Board and playing staff could not.

Do not dream of recruiting from sarrries :-
1. The current salaries plus perks are too good. No one is leaving.
2. We could not afford the image rights.

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