Hans-Peter Wild’s questions about the ability of certain clubs to respect the salary cap with the squad they display continue to provoke reactions.
Tuesday, in the columns of Le Parisien, the owner of Stade Français said: “With Thomas (Lombard, the general director), we tell ourselves that we must not be good at maths… We see the players, the salaries, and we wonder how some manage to respect this salary cap… One day, I took on the Toulon team, position by position. They have great pillars, two great second rows, and it continues across all positions… How do they do that with the salary cap? And we can do the same thing with Racing. It’s no fun not playing on the same field. It should be the same rules for everyone. »
“For the record, we remind Stade Français that it has not always been the same for it, since in 2020 “irregularities” were noted which resulted in the payment of a fine of €300,000 to the National Rugby League »
The Racing 92 press release
For the record, we remind Stade Français that it has not always been the same for it since in 2020 “irregularities” were noted which resulted in the payment of a fine of €300,000 to the League National Rugby. For the record, we remind Stade Français Paris, which seems to have difficulties with arithmetic as its president admits, that it pays us a balance of €500,000 each year for the transfer of a great player (Gaël Fickou), which results in a loss of competitiveness of around €1 million for him compared to Racing 92.”
The press release ends as follows: “Beyond the sterile and unfounded controversies, Racing 92 is delighted to see the two Ile-de-France teams deliver beautiful derbies respectful of the values of rugby and is delighted with their respective good rankings in Top 14 at the eve of the launch of the Champions Cup. »
