And The Walls Came Tumbling Down

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Saracens Rugby Club have been the dominant rugby club in England over the last 10 years. They have won the Aviva Premiership 3 times and have always finished in the top 3.
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Talk about being blind sided as they never saw this one coming. Must be sickening as there is nothing left to play for this season now. This year has been a complete shambles for them.

We all have read about them being docked points, fined and subsequently will be relegated out of the Premiership for next season. They broke the salary cap by using other methods to pay the top players via a property scheme. Like any business you have to be honest and open about such schemes and pleading ignorance is not the best defence.
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Saracens can't play in Europe for at least two seasons now and that is as long as they are promoted next season back into the Premiership.

When you are in the dock everyone has an eye on you looking for ant transgressions that you might make as the trust has totally gone. Last month they beat Racing 92 to qualify for the quarter finals of the Champions Cup.

Saracens are the defending Champions and even if they win the tournament they are not eligible to play next season. This was going to be their last hurrah of getting any silverware this season.

It turns out that in the game against Racing 92 one of Saracens foreign imports had his work permit expire the day before the game. Titi Lamositele who is from the United States plays prop and was in fact ineligible to play as his paperwork had expired. This is a clear breach of the rules.

Surely they knew about it as that should be on their systems somewhere highlighted in red flashing "look at me". A clear oversight maybe or possibly one they thought they could get away with yet again. With so many foreigners surely they know exactly who needs new permits etc at any given time.

A few years ago another club did something similar and forfeited the victory knocking them out of the tournament. With the clubs being so bunched up the loss of 4 points would promote Glasgow Warriors into Saracens quarter final spot.

The sad thing is the ineligible player was only used as a replacement after the 60 th minute and surely that was not worth the risk. Players used to play 80 minutes in my day which wasn't that long ago and replacements were only used for injuries. He wasn't a must play member and they should have known better.

There is going to be a hearing this coming Friday with a Welshman, Scotsmen and a Frenchmen overseeing the inquiry. I know it sounds like one of those jokes but the joke is on Saracens. I don't see anyway of allowing it as if you use a player that shouldn't be used then you have broken the rules. There has been a precedent set with the London Welsh being docked their points many years ago, but still it is a precedent and how these laws work.

I just think it is a done deal plus with how the English have been representing themselves of late their will be no love lost. Remember the English hate everyone and everyone hates them according to the England Rugby camp. Having a Scottish person on the board of inquiry knowing that Glasgow Warriors would benefit immensely if Saracens are booted out doesn't help either. I just can't see them getting away with this which should bring a curtain down on what must go down as a catastrophic season.

Lessons need to be learned the hard way especially with administration like salaries and work visas need to be kept up to date as these things will come back to bite you. Clubs need to be more professional on and off the pitch as some stupid paperwork not up to date can cost you a victory like it looks to have done here.

Saracens have only themselves to blame for everything that has happened to them this season and they need to seriously have a hard look at themselves in the mirror as they have self destructed.



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