Bristol Bears will be well under the increased Premiership salary cap ceiling next season despite the riches of Steve Lansdown, their billionaire owner, because of a forecast reduction in central funding to follow the new broadcast deal.
Saracens intend to maintain their tradition of going on boozy in-season team-bonding trips in spite of Billy Vunipola’s arrest in Majorca.
Manchester United’s army of opinionated former players are prompting reservations among some of the potential candidates to succeed Erik ten Hag as manager.