Glasgow and Exeter met already in Europe this season where the Scottish side were beaten 34-18 in Gray’s absence. Sportsmail can reveal there could be moves to reduce the £7m cap as a way of controlling spending, and that the second ‘marquee’ player allowance could be scrapped. While most squads have accepted a pay reduction in the short-term since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the militancy displayed by Leicester’s players demonstrates this would be much harder to implement permanently. Chiefs’ Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, said of the young playmaker: “He is one of those guys who has ended up here probably on the flip side of what was going on with COVID-19. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. The club executive added: “I know the reasons why it was brought in because you wanted some stardust in the league, but we are not in that situation any more. Sheedy hit a post with this first shot of the second half, but Bristol’s smithereening of Exeter in a scrum had set a new tempo as the Bears shifted into marauder mode. Learn how your comment data is processed. Tier 2 and tier 3 players in the Pro 14 earn considerably less than their Aviva Premiership counterparts. Luke Cowan-Dickie Hooker View profile. The Gallagher Premiership leaders are fresh off a victory against Saracens in the league which was extra sweet after taking a vocal stance against their disgraced opponents who have denied them title success in the past. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. One of a handful of new additions made to the Exeter Chiefs squad ahead of the 2020/21 season. The cap was last reduced in 2017 from £7 million to £6.5 million. One morale-boosting moment for the home team came when Kyle Sinckler and friends took a scrum against the head, shoving Exeter off the put-in in a very dangerous position in the Bears’ 22. The British driver was one of four, including Romain Grosjean,... Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that his side were lucky, below par and Brighton had the better of them during a thrilling Saturday afternoon encounter in the Premier League on the... Ireland exiles Simon Zebo and Donnacha Ryan are into the Champions Cup final with Racing 92 thanks to a brilliant try that won the match on Saturday afternoon against Saracens. Premiership Rugby clubs have reportedly reacted to the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic stoppage of rugby in England by unanimously agreeing to cut their tournament’s salary cap by £1.4million for the 2021/22 season. Wayne Barnes, the referee who missed the season’s restart when a holiday in Majorca fell foul of a short-notice coronavirus quarantine, was on the spot to penalise Bristol hooker Harry Thacker for going off his feet at a ruck. However most clubs are now using it to offset the wages of their England internationals. Reducing player’s wages can only take place with their approval. “The PRO12 try to pay quality players at its top end more. Bath Rugby, Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs were the only three clubs to go against the wage cuts. Bristol would have to reconsider their squads with a cut to the cap with a number of big players already agreeing deals at Ashton Gate.