Do Saracens gain an advantage by not renewing someone's work permit?
Do Saracens gain an advantage by playing a player that is not eligible to play?
I don't believe for a second that no one noticed his work permit had expired,
VV... I can't argue at all that they don't gain an advantage by fielding an illegible player.
And given everything that has occurred to date it's hard to have any sympathy for the club.
What I'm wondering though is do they gain any advantage by not renewing his work permit?
If they did know about it, and purposely allowed it to lapse, what would be their end game? What advantage are they trying to gain?
If there was some rule that allowed him to be replaced in the European squad if his work permit expires then I can definitely see that they may have purposely chosen to turn a blind eye to it.
However, on the face of it, I just don't see that they gain any possible advantage at all by not getting his work permit renewed