As We Thought - Loopholes already

[Neils]

Premiership clubs scramble to exploit salary cap ‘loophole’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53081107

[Hymenoptera]

Then what was the purpose of the agreement in the first place I ask myself.
I'm assuming that the details missing in these reports is that it applies to 'some' clubs...ie the ones that don't want a reduction in the cap, Bris, Bath etc..

[DGP Wasp]

I seem to remember part of the fallout from the first time Sarries and AN Other were caught and let off was a new clause in the salary cap rules obliging clubs to flag up any loopholes they unearthed rather than immediately seek to exploit them???

[BG]

The idea of reducing currently contracted players wage allocation to the cap (only 75% counts) was a a good solution but the qualifying date for being a currently contracted player should have been the day the clubs all agreed to the new cap.

I'm sure most clubs (or their CEO's/FD's) spotted this loophole straightaway but only a few have the ability to fully exploit it which then brings into question the committment of all 13 clubs to adhere to the new cap regulations