Sarries scandal exposes complex problem
The Saracens salary-cap scandal has highlighted how maladministration is a global problem, writes former Springbok back STEFAN TERBLANCHE.
The Saracens salary-cap scandal has highlighted how maladministration is a global problem, writes former Springbok back STEFAN TERBLANCHE.
Beleaguered English and European champions Saracens are set to lose at least six England internationals following the club’s relegation from the Premiership.
Jacques Vermeulen scored a try to help the Exeter Chiefs claim a 26-15 victory over Gloucester and climb to the top of the English Premiership table.
The reported marquee fixture between the Springboks and relegated Premiership side Saracens looks unlikely to take place according to reports in England.
England lock Maro Itoje said being thrust into the spotlight during the Saracens’ salary cap scandal felt like an invasion of his privacy.
Stormers and Bok prop Wilco Louw will be released early from his contract to join English club Harlequins at the end of the Vodacom Super Rugby season.
A number of South Africans playing in the English Premiership could lose their right to work in the United Kingdom at the end of the post-Brexit transition period.
Flyhalf Owen Williams has been ruled out of the remainder of Wales’ Six Nations campaign due to a hamstring injury.
Defending European champion Saracens will stay in the Champions Cup after avoiding further sanction beyond a fine for fielding an ineligible player.
English club Harlequins are reportedly on the hunt to sign Stormers and Springbok prop Wilco Louw.