Iain Morrison: Cap won’t stop Celtic exodus
THERE is a row brewing in England, which may not be front page news but don’t think it isn’t affecting you, me and Celtic rugby. The brouhaha surrounds the Aviva Premiership’s salary cap.
Sale coach Steve Diamond recently insisted that some clubs, the finger-pointing is mostly aimed at Bath, are spending between £2 million and £2.5m above the £5.1m limit.
There are already as many as ten Italian Test players in the Premiership and they will be joined next year by further Guinness Pro12 recruits JJ Hanrahan, Rhys Priestland, Niko Matawalu and Sean Maitland. Others are expected to join this exodus of high-profile players to England, which is causing a crisis in the Pro12.
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