AP Salary Cap Investigation To Be “Swept Under The Carpet”
The Rugby Paper (8th Septmber) has predicted that Premiership Rugby will brush their nine-month salary cap investigation under the carpet this week and refuse to take any action against Bath and Saracens, who have been alleged to have broken the regulations.
Both clubs have been under investigation since last December for allegedly breaching the cap, which has been raised to £5.5m for the forthcoming season.
A report into the investigation was due to be presented to clubs last season. However, it was then postponed until June and then pushed back even further. It will finally get discussed when Premier Rugby stakeholders get together for their annual pre-season meeting this week, the publication reported.
For action to be taken against both clubs it would need a 100 per cent agreement from the stakeholders. That reportedly won’t happen, however, with a well-placed source revealing to The Rugby Paper some of the deals that have been going on behind the scenes to gain support.
