Leicester's latest fine for salary cap irregularities – their second in as many years – throws up an interesting question or two about the structure of the top-flight club game in England and the unintended consequences of relegation-less rugby.
To be clear, the transgressions for which the Midlanders have been punished were not of a Saracens magnitude. As a consequence, there have been few, if any calls, for a points deduction, let alone demotion to the second tier.
But what happens if and when we find an elite club’s fingerprints all over a really serious contravention of the salary regula...