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Saracens face further fine for failing to show up for Champions Cup launch

6 years ago by The Guardian

• No-show comes after 35 points docked for salary cap breach • Chris Robshaw says ‘cheating’ had stained rugby’s imageSaracens face a £50,000 fine after failing to turn up for the launch of...

Is Saracens controversy a step closer to a ring-fenced Premiership?

6 years ago by rugbydump.com

Saracens’ 35 point deduction and £5.36m fine could see the European champions fighting for their survival in the Gallagher Premiership later this season.

EPCR 'disappointed' that Saracens aren't sending representatives to season launch

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

On Tuesday, Premiership Rugby opted to dock Saracens 35 Premiership points and fined them £5.36million for breaching salary cap regulations.   The Premiership and European champions were...

Wednesday Morning Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A round up of all the morning headlines from today.       Springboks humbled by superb support on their arrival in SA “Humbled and over-awed” – that was the reaction...

Saracens to appeal against 35-point deduction and £5.36million fine

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saracens will appeal against what they described as "heavy-handed sanctions", insisting they are not guilty of any wrongdoing.       Saracens will launch an appeal after the club were...

Saracens judgment is a spectacle of a sport robustly applying its rules | David Conn

6 years ago by The Guardian

Clever ways of paying players very often turn out to be not as well-advised as they must seem when they are conceivedTwo main thoughts were prompted by the thunderous 35-point penalty, and £5.36m fine,...

Saracens salary-cap breach stamps an asterisk on a great club and the game | Robert Kitson

6 years ago by The Guardian

English rugby’s dominant club have blazed a trail across Europe and nurtured England internationals but was it all above board?How absolutely typical of rugby union. One minute the country is cheering...

Saracens hit with £5m fine & points deduction for salary cap breach

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Premiership Rugby have handed Saracens a 35-point deduction and fined them over £5million after they were found to have breached salary cap regulations.     The club has been under...

Saracens get multi-million pound fine and are deducted league points for breaching salary cap

6 years ago by rugbydump.com

Premiership Rugby has confirmed that an independent disciplinary panel has reached a decision in respect of charges brought against Premiership and European Champions Saracens, for alleged breaches of...

The Rumour Mill

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The end of the Rugby World Cup usually sees a lot of player and coach movement and 2019 is no different with a number of rumours breaking throughout the day today.     We recap some of the...