- Emails and bank statements will also be examined this season
- Champions will be subjected to a ‘forensic’ extended audit
Premiership 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 be exposed to stricter measures and harsher sanctions.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/19/premiership-rugby-whatsapp-messages-policing-salary-cap-new-season-rugby-union under the title “Premiership Rugby to check WhatsApp messages in policing of salary cap”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
