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IT is tempting to support Alex Sanderson’s view that another salary cap scandal is the last thing that Rugby Union in England needs as it rings in the New Year. It is why the Sale director of rugby’s call to ‘let sleeping dogs lie’ after news broke this week that Leicester’s salary cap compliance is under investigation, has been endorsed by other columnists in this week’s issue.
Sanderson said he wanted other clubs, like Leicester, to avoid the ‘grief cycle’ that he experienced as Saracens head coach two years ago when the club was relegate...