Saracens accept relegation punishment and apologise for salary cap breach


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 19 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Exeter Chiefs v Saracens - Sandy Park, Exeter, Britain - December 29, 2019 Saracens' Billy Vunipola, Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell look dejected Action Images/Paul Childs/File Photo/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Saracens have apologised for the "mistakes" made in relation to the salary cap regulations and accepted their imposed relegation from the English Premiership at the end of the season.

English and European champions Saracens, who had already accepted an initial 35-point deduction, were demoted from the top flight by Premiership Rugby on Saturday for persistent salary cap breaches.

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