Premiership’s four fallen giants face up to very real relegation risk | Paul Rees

Leicester, Bath, Wasps and Saracens have won 27 of the last 32 titles between them but know they are fighting for their league placesGlance quickly at the Premiership table and it looks upside down. The bottom four clubs have won 27 of the 32 titles since English rugby adopted the league system in 1987 and while Saracens are below the rest because of the 35 points deducted for breaching the salary cap regulations, the three clubs immediately above them, Leicester, Wasps and Bath, are down there due to results.These are early days with only five rounds completed, but with three more being stage…

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