All that glitters isn’t necessarily gold…

  1. Home
  2. Premiership

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 12: Finn Russell of Racing 92 during the Heineken Champions Cup Round 5 match between Racing 92 and Munster Rugby at Paris La Defense Arena on January 12, 2020 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Paul Rees looks at the big name players who have been on the move in the Premiership during this close season

Player movement this summer has been more notable for those who have left than the arrivals in the Premiership’s age of austerity. The salary cap remains at £5m for a final season before going back up to £6.4m, although the ravages of inflation mean that will not stretch as far as it did three years ago.
The collapse of three clubs last season. Worcester, Wasps and London Irish, flooded the market at a time when a number of contracts were not renewed. The number of marquee players h...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Exit mobile version