By NEALE HARVEY
EXCLUSIV
SALARY cap rebels Bristol have called for Premiership ring-fencing plans to be implemented to enable cash-strapped rivals to put their finances in order.
Following an impassioned plea from Bears owner Steve Lansdown to retain salary cap and marquee player quotas at current levels, their chief executive Mark Tainton has gone a step further by demanding an end to relegation at the earliest opportunity.
With a number of sides facing financial meltdown, Tainton told The Rugby Paper: “Premiership Rugby’s investor group has various things on the table but from...