Premiership wage cap up to £5.5m

The Premiership salary cap for next season will rise by £500,000 to £5.

5m.


Clubs will also be able to name a second player whose wages are excluded from the cap, as long as they arrive from outside the Premiership.


The current basic salary limit stands at £4.

76m and will rise to £5.

1m, with academy credits increasing from £240,000 to £400,000.


Premiership Rugby's chief executive Mark McCafferty said the move had been made possible by improved revenues.


"The level of the salary cap is linked to central revenues, which have increased significantly in recent year…

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