New Salary Cap Investigation
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New Salary Cap Investigation
According to Neil Fissler in 'The Rugby Paper' of August 9 a second English club side (not Sarries) are under active investigation for possible breaches of the Salary Cap.The club are described as "in the running for the top four" but no further identification was forthcoming and Premiership Rugby have declined to comment .
Interesting.
Interesting.
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Maybe a quiet day and idle speculation, but of the current top 4 you’d say 3 were possible contenders
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would be surprised if it was Sale - my bet would be Bristol. Not good for the game I fear whoever it is. If guilty, I wonder what the punishment would be?
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Sale only have 44 players (including academy/development). Only 34 listed on the main squad. That's a huge amount of cash to go around.
Exeter on the other hand have 71 players listed on their site and have some tremendous depth in many key positions.
Bristol have some big names but at 9&10 only have Cook, Randall, Uren, Sheedy and Tiff Eden. Even if you put Max Malins down as a 10 they are saving some big cash in those areas. Similarly only three hookers in Thacker, Capon & Byrne. Can't see Capon or Byrne on big money, and Thacker is likely to be a leage average level for a starting hooker, certainly not the level of Cowan-Dickie or Yeandle, even Taione might be on similar he is very good and won't want for suitors.
Exeter have 4 current internationals at prop, 3 at lock, + ex-international like Dave Dennis, a slew of top notch saffas, wings coming out their ears .... and until this summer hadn't really lost any second choices which is where the salary cap usually really bites you hard.
Bath have lost some good players this summer with no real replacements signed for most, I would probably think they are second most likely after Exeter.
Exeter on the other hand have 71 players listed on their site and have some tremendous depth in many key positions.
Bristol have some big names but at 9&10 only have Cook, Randall, Uren, Sheedy and Tiff Eden. Even if you put Max Malins down as a 10 they are saving some big cash in those areas. Similarly only three hookers in Thacker, Capon & Byrne. Can't see Capon or Byrne on big money, and Thacker is likely to be a leage average level for a starting hooker, certainly not the level of Cowan-Dickie or Yeandle, even Taione might be on similar he is very good and won't want for suitors.
Exeter have 4 current internationals at prop, 3 at lock, + ex-international like Dave Dennis, a slew of top notch saffas, wings coming out their ears .... and until this summer hadn't really lost any second choices which is where the salary cap usually really bites you hard.
Bath have lost some good players this summer with no real replacements signed for most, I would probably think they are second most likely after Exeter.
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All idle speculation, but one of the big suspicions over Sarries was the strength in depth that they managed, they could be missing anything up to 20 players and still put out a side to at least compete with other premiership sides.
The same could be said of Exeter, but Rowe and Baxter have always claimed they’re whiter than white.
The same could be said of Exeter, but Rowe and Baxter have always claimed they’re whiter than white.
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Rich people have a tendency to not like being bettered by other rich people, so where one goes, others tend to follow.
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Another reason to be glad of the Tigers funding model however painful & difficult in the present climate.
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Yes I would say so of those 4, others are mentioning Bath and Wasps too, but I’m not sure who Bath would have over spent on and Wasps are reportedly broke.
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Just chipping in.......I would place all my chips on a club owned by .............Oh I don't know. Off for a Bath.
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After all the shouting by a certain someone I'd love it if it was the cultural appropriators
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Rowe has long hidden some expenditure in SWComms, or so local 'legend' has it, so wouldn't be massively surprised, but then neither would about Bath historically. Rowe is a 'little Corporal' type .......
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Yes I've heard the stories about him
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Assuming this is genuine
Which season does this relate to? If there's something from a season or two ago that's come to light I would be looking at clubs that have offloaded a lot of players.
A club like Wasps let a lot of big name players go in the last couple of years, them being broke may be a symptom of any possible misdemeanor not evidence that it's not them.
Bath having let a lot go without replacing them takes on a new light.
Exeter for all their throw the book at Sarries rhetoric do have the most depth in their squad currently.
Without further information they would be the "most" likely.
Problem with the Rugby Paper is sometimes the headline writers don't always have the "most" solid foundations for all their stories. For all we know an investigation may just be a query back from Premiership rugby asking for some additional paperwork as to clarify details of a already declared benefit in kind all the way to a full blown investigation where they're about to lay charges.
Which season does this relate to? If there's something from a season or two ago that's come to light I would be looking at clubs that have offloaded a lot of players.
A club like Wasps let a lot of big name players go in the last couple of years, them being broke may be a symptom of any possible misdemeanor not evidence that it's not them.
Bath having let a lot go without replacing them takes on a new light.
Exeter for all their throw the book at Sarries rhetoric do have the most depth in their squad currently.
Without further information they would be the "most" likely.
Problem with the Rugby Paper is sometimes the headline writers don't always have the "most" solid foundations for all their stories. For all we know an investigation may just be a query back from Premiership rugby asking for some additional paperwork as to clarify details of a already declared benefit in kind all the way to a full blown investigation where they're about to lay charges.
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