Leicester have been fined by Premiership Rugby after another past salary cap breach by the East Midlands club came to light – for a season when they had already been found guilty of an over-spend.

The Tigers released a statement confirming that they have 'accepted and paid an over-run tax' issued by PRL relating to the 2019-20 league campaign.

They have been forced to pay £47,136.91 – the amount of the additional breach – having previously been ordered to pay fines and taxes totalling almost £310,000, two years ago, for salary cap offences between 2016 and 2020.

And I presume there will be a points deduction ??

For 40k? I hope not.

It’s a further £40k on top of the breach they’ve already been fined for in that year. There probably won’t be further sanction, but it’s compounding something that pre-Saracens would have been seen as a very bad breach.

It’s a further £40k on top of the breach they’ve already been fined for in that year. There probably won’t be further sanction, but it’s compounding something that pre-Saracens would have been seen as a very bad breach.

Fair enough. Relegate 'em.

If it was “ me being sick” Saracens we would all be baying for them for to be relegated to National 2

If Saracens hadn’t happened… possibly. But Leicester’s total breach is still less than a single year of overpayment to one of the handful of Saracens players that were the basis of the case. Because they chose relegation over opening their books, we don’t know the full extent of how much they breached the cap. We don’t know how many players were actually involved or how many years it went on.

i assume as the fine was £1 for every £1 breached, Saddies felt it much cheaper to take the fine as was and go down, than open the books to what the actual monetary amount would be, gives you some kind of insight into just how much money they were hiding.NO Euro cup comp, the fine they were given and lower attendance cost them quite a bit and still the cheaper option for them. One hell of a property portfolio.

i assume as the fine was £1 for every £1 breached, Saddies felt it much cheaper to take the fine as was and go down, than open the books to what the actual monetary amount would be, gives you some kind of insight into just how much money they were hiding.NO Euro cup comp, the fine they were given and lower attendance cost them quite a bit and still the cheaper option for them. One hell of a property portfolio.

Well quite. And I can remember sitting with a coach at the Quinssa dinner in 2012 or 2013 and being told in so many words that our Premiership triumph was a massive overperformance and that we couldn't realistically compete with Sarries because of how much they were paying their squad, through some sort of property deals. Even back then any coach who had contacts with them knew they were cheating, which raises the question of just how long it went on and how many players were involved.

Enter Marsile stage right.

I'll save Arsile the time ...

We all know that Sarries are entirely innocent of any and all charges levelled against them, past, present or future. It was all just a misunderstanding.

(Please god let's hope he doesn't feel the need to add anything).