• Club were hit by 35-point deduction for breaching rules
• McCall believes relationships at Saracens under threat
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall insists not everything is black and white regarding the club’s breach of salary cap rules and insisted “all the facts of the case” will come out but admits the club’s achievements have been tarnished in the eyes of some fans.
The Premiership champions concluded a challenging few days on Sunday with a 21-12 win over Gloucester and now turn their focus to this weekend’s defence of the the Heineken Champions Cup. But off the pitch, the Allianz Park club are appealing against a 35-point deduction and a fine of more than £5m for breaching salary cap rules for the last three seasons.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/13/mark-mcall-saracens-european-champions-cup-tarnished-salary-cap-scandal under the title “Saracens’ Mark McCall admits trophies tarnished ‘in lots of people’s eyes’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
