• No-show comes after 35 points docked for salary cap breach
• Chris Robshaw says ‘cheating’ had stained rugby’s image
Saracens face a £50,000 fine after failing to turn up for the launch of the European Champions Cup in Cardiff where, as holders, they would have had prime billing. The day after they were docked 35 points and fined £5m for breaching the Premiership’s salary-cap regulations, sympathy was in short supply, with the former England captain Chris Robshaw saying the club had stained the sport’s image.
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Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/06/exeter-director-saracens-stripped-rugby-union-premiership-titles under the title “Saracens face further fine for failing to show up for Champions Cup launch”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
