Leicester Tigers have again been fined for exceeding the Premiership salary cap. The club have been handed a £47,000 overrun tax for going over the set limit in the 2019-20 season.
Leicester were fined almost £310,000 in 2022 for breaches from 2016 to 2021.
A statement by Premiership Rugby said: “These payments relate to salary during the Covid-19 period, which had not been included in the club’s certification for the 2019-20 salary cap year.”
The statement also said: “Additional payments of £47,136.91 have been identified relating to the salary cap spend of Leicester Tigers in the 2019-20 s...
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