Quote: wrencat1873 "Do you think that the bigger clubs would be heavily fined or points deducted, if they seriously transgressed ?
The recent "over spend" by both Wigan and Leeds dont even come close to the Wigan breech, when Fielden and Radlinski bolstered their squad a few years ago and I believe that it was the lack of real punishment on that occasion that seemed to set the precedent.
Personally, I have absolutely no doubt that if there was a genuine threat of relegation, both clubs would survive first and worry about the consequences later, knowing that their legal teams and their "clout" would spare them any significant punishment.
Although there was a massive difference in the behavior of Leeds and Wigan, compared with Saracens, you would gamble that they would have been hit a little harder if The RFU were running our sport.
When you consider their action to that of Elstone, when Wigan were caught, you just know how things are in our game.'"
There was no breach of the cap or the rules