O'Shea backs salary cap increase
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Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has backed a new salary cap increase to help English clubs keep up with their French rivals.
Premiership clubs are expected to ratify a £500,000 increase in the salary cap for next season, while also allowing club's to nominate a second marquee player who's salary does not count towards the cap.
The move comes as English teams have struggled to compete in Europe in recent seasons, with Wasps the last English team to win the Heineken Cup, seven years ago.
One of the benefits of the cap has been an increase in the number of English players in the …
Premiership clubs are expected to ratify a £500,000 increase in the salary cap for next season, while also allowing club's to nominate a second marquee player who's salary does not count towards the cap.
The move comes as English teams have struggled to compete in Europe in recent seasons, with Wasps the last English team to win the Heineken Cup, seven years ago.
One of the benefits of the cap has been an increase in the number of English players in the …
