Saracens officially relegated from Premiership
Premiership Rugby have officially confirmed that defending champions Saracens will be relegated from the tournament at the end of the 2019-20 season.
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Premiership Rugby have officially confirmed that defending champions Saracens will be relegated from the tournament at the end of the 2019-20 season.
Former Blues coach Pat Lam has called on referees to penalise time-wasting scrumhalves who delay clearing the ball from breakdowns.
Saracens are facing automatic relegation from the Premiership at the end of the season for allegedly breaching the salary cap again.
The Northampton Saints have announced that scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will leave the club at the end of the current European season.
Experienced lock Michael Rhodes is rumoured to be among the Saracens players who could be released from the club to comply with Premiership salary cap rules.
Akker van der Merwe and Rohan Janse van Rensburg both scored tries for the Sale Sharks in their Premiership win against Harlequins.
Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach experienced an eventful match against Wasps as he scored a brace before being shown a yellow card.
The Worcester Warriors have confirmed that lock Michael Fatialofa had undergone a successful surgery to relieve pressure on his spine after being injured in a Premiership match last weekend.
Saracens are looking at the possibility of losing some of their star players or cutting their salaries to comply with the Premiership’s salary cap rules.
Owen Farrell escaped further punishment after another head-high shoulder charge during Saracens’ win against the Worcester Warriors this weekend.