There will be tougher penalties for sides who break rules on fielding foreign players in next season’s Premier XVs.
Clubs currently face soft penalties, such as a reduction in funding, for persistently selecting more than two foreign players in a matchday squad.
But chief executive of the league Belinda Moore says clubs could be docked points for similar offences in 2023- 24 in a bid to ensure there is a continued pathway for the players eligible to represent England to step up to the international level.
“Next year we will start to enforce penalties,” Moore said. “We will have a [minimum...