I normally quite rate Brian Moore but this article strikes me as one of the least thought through things I have seen for a while. The premise seems be that because the salary cap hasn't been entirely effective in relation to one of its aims- preventing clubs from going out of business- it should therefore be regarded as a total failure and scrapped entirely. The fact that it has actually created a pretty much level playing field with a different winner every year since sarries started actually sticking to it appears to be lost on him.

I can tolerate turning up to watch a quins team which are underperforming, but if the league gets to a point where we are structurally pretty much unable to even compete then i probably wont. I know that football gets away with it, but the level of tribalism there is on a different level.

I think that the final score is wrong.
I think that it was 31-45 to Japan.
I don't think that they added the last try to the scoreboard - only the conversion.

Your post suggests that you are saying that we should bin off most of the current players.
I.e. - You say that the players have checked out and a massive clear out is needed.
You don't mention the coaches.

Everyones position needs to be reviewed, and realistically i think 50% of the squad are in the category of not being either value for money with an extension, or not up for a fight of the prem. Sounds drastic, but we've gone past the point of just a few changes needed now

There is already a home grown player credit but increasing that would be a good idea, rather than just a blanket increase.

THE LEVEL OF THE SALARY CAP

For the 2025-26 Salary Cap Year, the level of the Salary Cap is £6,400,000 with the following credits and exclusions, which means that Clubs can spend at least £7.8m plus an Excluded Player Salary:

Home Grown Player Credits totalling £600,000 (up to £50,000 per player) – designed to incentivise Clubs to retain home grown talent;
EPS/International Player Credits totalling £400,000 (up to £80,000 per player) – to cover player absence during international periods;
Injured Player Credits totalling £400,000 – to allow replacement players to cover for long term injuries;
One Excluded Player – whose entire salary is excluded from the Salary Cap;
Unlimited education fund for players.
HOW DOES THE SALARY CAP WORK?

In professional sports, a Salary Cap is an agreement or rule that places a limit on the amount of money that a team can spend on player salaries – in PREM Rugby it is a total squad spend and not a restriction upon individual Salaries.

When most of the staff in any business have checked out and are not motivated, the solution isn't to fire all the staff. It's to replace the managers.

I didnt say all the staff, but its clear a freshen up is needed. NEV/Jones etc probably could do with a new challenge