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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gerard Meagher

Leicester Tigers fined for breaching salary cap in 2019-20 season

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Leicester have been fined for the second time in just over two years. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Leicester Tigers have been fined almost £50,000 for contravening salary cap regulations four seasons ago – their second sanction in just over two years – with the chief executive, Andrea Pinchen, again blaming the previous management.

Premiership Rugby identified additional payments of £47,136.91 for the 2019-20 Covid-interrupted season, which were not included in Leicester’s salary cap certification that year.

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