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Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Rugbycat Date: March 18, 2026, 1:00 pm
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Sir James Dyson has acquired a 50% stake in Bath Rugby which
will see the billionaire industrialist commit "substantial" new
capital into the English champions.
Dyson, 78, a long-time supporter and regular at The Rec, will
form a new ownership partnership with Bruce Craig who bought the
club 17 years ago.
"Bruce deserves enormous respect for rebuilding the club to be
the force that it is today and I am not here to change that. I
am here to support, just as I have for the past 45 years but now
with greater commitment and responsibility," Dyson said in a
statement on the club website.
"My family and I are proud to stand alongside Bruce as equal
partners to further strengthen the foundations of Bath Rugby,
realise the new stadium and help ensure its future. Bath Rugby
matters deeply to this city and its wonderful supporters who are
the most dedicated in the land."
He added: "This is the club I have supported for most of my
life. My children and my grandchildren do so too. I stood on the
terraces and have watched the high moments as well as the
difficult years."
Craig, who oversaw last season's historic treble which included
a first league title in 29 years, believes Dyson's investment
will strengthen Bath further.
"James understands Bath Rugby first and foremost as a supporter
and a friend. His family has stood behind the club for decades
and it always felt inevitable that our paths would align in this
way," Craig said.
"I will continue to run Bath Rugby and together we will
strengthen its foundations, realise the new stadium and build
the club for generations to come."
The move was welcomed by Prem Rugby bosses.
"This is great news for Bath Rugby and their loyal and dedicated
fans," said Prem Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor.
"This announcement is testament to the stewardship of Bruce
Craig and his leadership team at the club and confirms just how
attractive Prem Rugby now is to investors."
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cn8z82x5x3go
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: JammyGit Date: March 18, 2026, 1:37 pm
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Two men with a natural inclination for playing fair and within
the rules, I'm sure
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Mayor West Date: March 18, 2026, 4:06 pm
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Guess the rest of us will just have to suck it up.
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: deadlyfrom5yardsout Date: March 19, 2026, 2:42 am
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Our sugar daddy is bigger than their two sugar daddies...
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Brown Bottle Date: March 19, 2026, 3:59 am
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[quote author=deadlyfrom5yardsout
link=topic=7997.msg151169#msg151169 date=1773906142]
Our sugar daddy is bigger than their two sugar daddies...
[/quote]
Are you sure?
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Quinto Date: March 19, 2026, 4:36 am
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That sucks
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Rugbycat Date: March 19, 2026, 5:07 am
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[quote author=deadlyfrom5yardsout
link=topic=7997.msg151169#msg151169 date=1773906142]
Our sugar daddy is bigger than their two sugar daddies...
[/quote]Our owner has a net worth of between £20-100 million.
Dyson as a personal net worth of £13.1 billion, and the family
around £21 billion
Bruce Craig has a net worth of £300 million.
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: FrostAndFire Date: March 19, 2026, 5:23 am
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Too many of you have used the "suck" joke already, so I'll just
go away again.
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: toast Date: March 19, 2026, 6:10 am
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O Well, at least they'll be able to ensure more expensive
accountants/lawyers to validate the adherance to the Salary
Cap........
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Re: Dyson takes 50% share in Bath Rugby
By: Yareet Date: March 19, 2026, 6:39 am
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[quote author=toast link=topic=7997.msg151184#msg151184
date=1773918601]
O Well, at least they'll be able to ensure more expensive
accountants/lawyers to validate the adherance to the Salary
Cap........
[/quote]
HTML https://www.bathrugby.com/content/bath-rugby-202425-salary-cap-audit-complete
As winners they had a deeper dive into their cap which they seem
to have passed.
I'm not naive enough to believe that all the clubs are
completely and totally above board but AFAIK, despite the
questions among fans, the powers that be seem to be happy with
what Bath are doing.
Which is very different to the Sarries situation
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