- Saracens, Wasps, Worcester and Gloucester make move
- All rugby below Premiership abandoned for season
Saracens, Wasps, Worcester and Gloucester on Friday became the first top-flight clubs to agree 25% pay cuts with their players and staff from next month owing to the suspension of the Premiership for at least another month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Seven of the other nine are expected to join them with leaders Exeter the exception in a response not just to a lack of matchday income and the use of grounds for functions but because Premiership Rugby is stopping central funding as significant revenue streams come under threat.
Written by Paul Rees and Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/20/premiership-rugby-clubs-players-pay-cut-coronavirus under the title “Clubs announce pay cuts as rugby starts to feel the pinch”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
