‘Elite’ may have to be sacrificed for cashflow

COLIN BOAG

Last week, Ellis Genge tweeted ‘Nearly 100 Premiership rugby players will now be without a club for the 22/23 season. Nothing to do with their rugby ability, just finances.
Worrying times ahead. As a result of the salary cap reductions, clubs are having to cut their cloth differently, and sadly that has to mean that some players will be squeezed out. It’s commendable that Genge has come out in support of those players facing an uncertain future, but does his intervention really help in any way? Part of the problem is the mega-high salaries paid to superstars – if any of t...

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