• Sarries accept 35-point point deduction and £5.4m fine• Main sponsor Allianz questions whether to extend supportSaracens face the anxious task of needing to win 10 of their 18 remaining league fixtures to be certain of preserving their Premiership status following confirmation of a 35-point point deduction and £5.4m fine for breaching salary cap regulations.
With the Saracens owner, Nigel Wray, having finally accepted his club’s punishment for not fully declaring “co-investment” arrangements with players over the past three seasons, the defending champions have been sent crashing to the foot of the table and now sit on -22 points after four rounds.