It was but a salary cap breach should never result in just a fine, it doesn't make sense. Even a £1 breach should be points deduction of some sort otherwise it juts becomes a financial decision to go over.

A club wants to spend 50k over the cap knowing it will only receive a 50k fine, if they can afford 100k it then why not.

All theoretical, wilfully going over the cap by £50k will make little or no difference to the team. Hiding player benefits to pool top talent who ordinarily would not fit under the cap for a few season is a completely different matter. I think it's about right as we have it,maybe a slight tweak where by if it's under an agreed amount you get an equivalent fine and it is deducted off next years total.

You mention all of those clubs but, which of them have transgressed under the live cap
Back in the early days, although the cap was in operation, for the smaller clubs not able to spend the full cap, this was set under an unknown level of income, if you like guesswork, which certainly hasn't been the case for Leeds and Wigan, both of whom, can spend the maximum cap.

Agreed. All breaches however small should carry a points deduction.

Wigan, Salford and Leeds have all transgressed under the new live cap system. But if we're going down the "breach is a breach" narrative, then all breaches of the rules should be treated as such. The rules in the RFL operational guide is clear and there for all to see - and has been since the introduction of the cap.

When Wigan were caught most recently I said that the points deductions were justified if only for the stupidity (rather than the scale) of the breach. I stand by that in the case of Leeds as well. These "admin errors" need stamping out. In the same vein, I'd also apply the same standard to clubs who look to seek commercial advantages by breaching minimum wage regulations.

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

It's known as Diddy club mentality! Ignore it!

Yeah for having dealings with companies with names like Faz Investments Ltd, Wiggy9 Investments and VunaProp Ltd!
At least try and hide the evidence!

oh really

Perhaps you slept through 2006 -2007 and missed all the fun

people saying you should have points deduction zero tolerance is like saying you should be banned from driving or even jailed for doing 75mph on the M62, or 35 in a 30 zone, what Saracens have done is similar to Melbourne storm and to some extent Salford. the equivalent of doing 70 in a 30 zone or 120 on the motorway. Its not the same.

But a fine for going over is like giving a multi millionaire a £70 parking ticket for leaving his lambo in a disabled spot.