The longed-for report into Saracens’ salary-cap misdemeanours is out. Premier Rugby Limited’s release has redacted all mention of any individuals but a leak on Wednesday night had already made those names from the Lord Dyson judgment public. No blame is attached to any of the players involved in the ventures deemed to be breaches of the cap by the report across three season up to 2018-19 and which led to Saracens’ £5.4m fine and initial 35-point deduction.
Here, the Guardian unpacks the details from the report of how the principal overspends were made, why the panel came to its conclusions, and then analyses the arguments for and against Saracens based on the evidence submitted.
Written by Michael Aylwin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/23/dyson-report-saracens-salary-cap-breaches-deal-by-deal under the title “Dyson report deal-by-deal: how Saracens breached the salary cap”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
