Saracens case a stark warning to those who think they can buy success

Move over Dean Richards, Harlequins, and ‘Bloodgate’, there is an even bigger bad news story to overtake you in the annals of English club rugby history, writes Rob Cole.

At the heart of it, once again, is flagrant bending of the rules and, finally, the powers that be have caught up with Saracens, their owner Nigel Wray, and the swathe of payments that took them above and beyond the salary cap in the Gallagher Premiership.