Hypocrisy is in the air as Premiership rivals turn their backs on Saracens | The Breakdown

The English champions have been left isolated by this week’s verdict, but there are mitigating factors and they do not deserve the tag of Premiership villainsSaracens have never courted popularity, but they have never been more isolated than now. Their Premiership rivals have welcomed the draconian 35-point penalty and £5m fine (which will rise if legal costs are awarded against them) slapped on the English and European champions for breaching the league’s salary cap regulations over a three‑year period.The Exeter chairman, Tony Rowe, will call for Saracens to be relegated when the Premiership…