(Reuters) - Premiership Rugby will be allowed to access texts, emails and bank statements of players and club officials to maintain the integrity of a salary cap system and avoid another scandal that led to former champions Saracens being relegated this year.
Saracens, winners of four Premiership titles in the past six years, were sanctioned for spending above the league's 7 million pound ($9.28 million) salary cap and were docked points before being relegated from the top flight this season.
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