article_snippet.sent: It’s that time of year when the English challenge in Europe fades in the face of overwhelming firepower and the thorny issue of the salary cap re-surfaces.
article_snippet.sent: Dai Young Dai Young has called for reform to the salary cap so English clubs can compete on the European stage - the comments came after Dai Young team lost 32-18 to Toulon on Sunday .
article_snippet.sent: The joke hinted at a more serious point; the personnel gulf between the wealthy French elite and their Premiership rivals.
article_snippet.sent: The English clubs simply can’t compete when the leading Top 14 sides play to The English clubs potential, due to the disparity in budgets.
article_snippet.sent: Yet again, the salary cap —
article_snippet.sent: currently £5.5million — is back on the agenda.
article_snippet.sent: ‘the salary cap has worked; all the clubs have been sustainable for a long period, the salary cap’s the most competitive league in Europe and there have been two or three different title winners in the last few seasons, too.
article_snippet.sent: But maybe we need a a re-think about how important Europe is to the English teams and how the salary cap leaves us when playing against the big French teams.
article_snippet.sent: With the salary cap, there’s no way we can match the massive squads these clubs have.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dai Young wants to reform the current salary cap in English top flight .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the current salary cap in English top flight means Premiership clubs are struggling to compete with French .
  