Don’t cut marquee players, says Lam

By PAUL REES

PAT Lam has hit out at the Premiership’s decision to cut the number of marquee players from two to one next season as clubs try to claw back losses exacerbated by the pandemic.
Bristol’s director of rugby has Charles Piutau and Semi Radradra on his books, world class game changers as they showed last weekend when they come off the bench to help the Bears overcome Sale at the AJ Bell Stadium.
The salaries of marquee players have no limit and are not included in the annual salary cap, which has been reduced from £6.4m to £5m. Lam did not agree with that decision and fears the ma...

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