Premiership Rugby to check WhatsApp messages in policing of salary cap

Emails and bank statements will also be examined this seasonChampions will be subjected to a ‘forensic’ extended auditPremiership Rugby will have access to WhatsApp messages as well as players’ bank statements and tax returns following the introduction of far-reaching powers aimed at catching salary cap cheats.Following Saracens’ scandal last season, a 67-page document of updated regulations maps out how PRL will strip titles from clubs who break the rules and take back prize money. The Premiership winners will be subjected to a “forensic” extended audit while all clubs and their players will …