EXCLUSIVE
By NEALE HARVEY

LEICESTER Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen warns Premiership finances could “fall off a cliff” unless a handbrake is applied to rocketing wage bills that soared by 15 per cent during season 2015-16.
A Rugby Paper survey of Premiership finances has revealed that while turnover, fuelled by increased television money, amongst the 12 top-flight clubs increased by £21.4m to £187.9m over the last financial year, annual wage bills rose by £15.8m, contributing to combined losses of £20.1m.
Wasps increased their turnover from £...