Down side to cap that closes the gap between haves and have-nots

There has seldom been a better illustration of the benefits of a salary cap
than the present Aviva Premiership league table.

With two rounds of the
regular season remaining, behind Northampton Saints at the top of the table,
only nine points separate the next five teams, leaving the end-of-season
play-off picture appealingly uncertain, which is the way the league’s
organisers like it.



This unpredictability is one of the league’s primary selling points in its
negotiations for broadcasting deals, which in turn attract sponsors.

For a
start, four different clubs — Northampton, Leic…