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Lee Blackett hopeful of positive resolution to Wasps’ financial struggles

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett hopes there can be a positive resolution to uncertainty over the future of the financially stricken club following on from a “very honest” meeting between staff and chief executive Stephen Vaughan. On Tuesday, Wasps ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:39

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Wasps buy more time as talks with investors ‘at relatively advanced stage’

Wasps have bought more time in their bid to lift the financially stricken club out of crisis by filing a second notice of intention to appoint administrators. A statement issued by Wasps Holdings Limited revealed that talks are at “a relatively ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:01

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Worcester facing liquidation on Wednesday

Worcester face liquidation at the high court on Wednesday in a development that is expected to initiate an exodus of players from Sixways. HM Revenue and Customs is pursuing the Warriors for unpaid tax in the region of £6million and is to ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:19

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Ugo Monye believes state education is an ‘untapped market’ for English rugby

Ugo Monye recalls how he was not even the fastest in his school year as he highlights the “untapped talent” available to rugby in state education. Monye was 13-years-old when he secured a sports scholarship from Churchmead to Lord ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:11

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Premiership Rugby needs ‘better visibility’ of club finances, says CEO

Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor admits there needs to be “better visibility” of club finances as the top-flight English domestic game grapples with uncertainty. Worcester are set to be suspended from all ...

25 Sept 2022 at 18:00

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Worcester suspended from all competitions and placed into administration

Worcester Warriors have been suspended from all competitions with immediate effect and placed into administration. The Gallagher Premiership club’s darkest day is also accompanied by the prospect of automatic relegation due ...

26 Sept 2022 at 20:56

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Worcester suspended from all competitions after failing to meet RFU deadline

Worcester have been suspended from all competitions with immediate effect after they failed to meet a Rugby Football Union deadline requesting proof of insurance cover and funding for the club’s monthly payroll. The RFU ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:57

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Administrators begin task of finding a buyer for Worcester

Administrators have begun the task of trying to find a buyer for Worcester Warriors. Independent insolvency advisers Begbies Traynor are on site at Warriors’ Sixways Stadium and have already met with key operational ...

27 Sept 2022 at 20:01

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IRFU bans transgender women and girls aged over 12 from female contact rugby

The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced it is to ban transgender women and girls over the age of 12 from playing female contact rugby ahead of the forthcoming season. The decision to limit women’s contact ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:24

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Eddie Jones rebuked by RFU over remarks about ‘closeted’ public-school players

Eddie Jones has been rebuked by the Rugby Football Union for criticising the English game’s reliance on the private school system. England’s head coach said in a newspaper interview published over the weekend ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:24

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English club rugby reeling after Wasps join Worcester in fight for survival

English club rugby is reeling after it was revealed that Wasps have joined Worcester in fighting for their survival amid the threat of administration. Just hours after Worcester’s owners were set the ...

21 Sept 2022 at 22:27

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Wasps file notice of intention to appoint administrators ‘to protect interests’

Wasps are the latest English club who are fighting for their future after they announced that a notice of their intention to appoint an administrator has been filed with the High Court. The crisis ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:39

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