Rugby Union Enthusiasts Brace for Another Salary Cap Saga as Leicester Tigers Hit with Latest Fine
The BBC Sport Rugby Union community is once again discussing the intricacies of the salary cap regulations, as Leicester Tigers have been fined by Premiership Rugby following the discovery of another past breach by the East Midlands club.
The Tigers have confirmed that they have ‘accepted and paid an over-run tax’ issued by the league’s governing body, relating to the 2019-20 season. This latest fine of £47,136.91 comes after the club had already been ordered to pay almost £310,000 in penalties and taxes two years ago for salary cap offences between 2016 and 2020.
Leicester’s chief executive, Andrea Pinchen, expressed disappointment at the latest development, stating, “While disappointed to again have historic salary cap spending relating to 2019/20 season result in this over-run tax, as was the case in March 2022, we accept the findings of Premiership Rugby.”
“While disappointed to again have historic salary cap spending relating to 2019/20 season result in this over-run tax, as was the case in March 2022, we accept the findings of Premiership Rugby.”
- Andrea Pinchen, Leicester Tigers Chief Executive
The statement emphasized that the current club management, who inherited this issue, remain committed to ensuring Leicester Tigers’ compliance with the salary cap regulations in the future.
Premiership Rugby’s simultaneous announcement clarified that this latest breach was not linked to the one included in the March 2022 sanction, describing it as “a separate matter” related to “salary during the COVID-19 period, which had not been included in the club’s certification for the 2019-20 Salary Cap Year.”
This latest development comes against the backdrop of the Saracens scandal, which saw the London club relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season after being docked a total of 105 league points for past salary cap breaches. It serves as a stark reminder of the heightened scrutiny faced by clubs in the aftermath of that controversy.
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