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WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Rucko
Date: September 21, 2022, 12:36 pm
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Just noticed that Wasps have filed for administration
HTML https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wasps-rugby-administration-high-court-25075964
I wonder what the future holds for Lee and the close bonds we
had with them with loan players.
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Keppeltitan
Date: September 21, 2022, 12:46 pm
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See post on other topics
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: setter
Date: September 22, 2022, 4:22 am
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Wuss, Wasps, other premiership clubs making 'poor old us'
noises.
Is it just me, or does it seem that, while there is no
relegation and therefore no effective punishment, now is a good
time to go bust and offload some debts?
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Watto
Date: October 30, 2022, 8:32 am
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Offer to buy Premiership club accepted by joint administrators.
From BBC Sport:
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63447055
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Watto
Date: December 16, 2022, 6:37 am
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Wasps back in the Championship next season.
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64002072
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Duncang
Date: February 9, 2023, 6:58 am
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Interesting developments, article from the Telegraph:
Wasps are on the brink of finalising a deal to play at Sixways,
the former ground of Worcester Warriors, Telegraph Sport
understands.
The arrangement would see professional rugby return to Sixways
just months after the Warriors were liquidated, with Wasps
expected to abandon plans to move to Solihull.
Wasps were relegated from the Premiership following their own
liquidation last year. They are now in the process of applying
to join the Championship and any move to Sixways would have to
meet the Rugby Football Union’s conditions.
And on a dramatic day for the stricken former Premiership clubs,
it also was announced that Worcester Warriors would cease to
exist, with Sixways Rugby entering National League 2 West after
rebranding semi-professional side Stourbridge.
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Duncang
Date: February 9, 2023, 7:06 am
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Continuation of the article:
Atlas Worcester Warriors Rugby Club Limited confirmed on
Thursday that they had pulled out of the application process to
compete in the Championship next season as Worcester Warriors,
with director Jim O’Toole stating they “cannot agree to the
RFU’s conditions and commercial restrictions”.
“We will invest in [Stourbridge’s] semi-professional first team
and they will play at Sixways,” said O’Toole. “We will invest
significantly to get them through the leagues. The plan will be
to reach the Championship by 2026.
“We hope to be able to call upon former players to come in and
help us move through the divisions. Some of the older guys who
can still mix it in that league, as well as the players who were
breaking through from the academy.”
Stourbridge are currently placed bottom in National League 2
West and could, therefore, be relegated into Midlands 1 next
season, the fifth tier of English rugby. Should relegation
occur, for the club to fulfil O’Toole’s desire of reaching the
Championship by 2026, they would have to achieve three
back-to-back promotions.
Telegraph Sport has approached the RFU for comment.
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Winger14
Date: February 9, 2023, 8:13 am
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There's a Funny Smell there somewhere.
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Duncang
Date: February 9, 2023, 2:05 pm
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From the BBC:
Worcester Warriors have withdrawn their proposal to play in the
Championship next season and will rebrand as Sixways Rugby, says
owners Atlas.
Warriors had been given until 14 February to meet Rugby Football
Union criteria to play in the second tier.
But Jim O'Toole, who led the Atlas takeover alongside James
Sandford, said they have pulled out of talks.
"This is devastating news for rugby fans across the Midlands,"
said a government statement.
Following a meeting with the RFU over the ongoing debate about
the future of professional rugby in Worcester, the Department
for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport statement added: "The
government has done everything it can to protect Worcester
Warriors, including through financial support during the
pandemic.
"Despite repeated assurances from the Atlas consortium, we are
deeply disappointed that fans will no longer be able to support
their club in the Championship - either next season or beyond.
"We fully support the RFU in its objective to obtain all
necessary information with regards to the club's sustainability
and ownership when participating in their competitions."
LISTEN: BBC Hereford & Worcester's Warriors podcast - The end of
Worcester Warriors
Former Warriors chief executive O'Toole, whose consortium only
took over Worcester last week, told BBC Hereford & Worcester
that their decision was a result of "a number of key clauses in
the contract that we and the investors couldn't accept".
"It would have given the RFU control over decisions that we as a
business will have to take," he said.
"This decision will clearly upset and annoy a number of people.
The sad fact of life is that the Worcester Warriors brand and
the Worcester Warriors business
"The information required has been asked for repeatedly and
deadlines were extended to provide the best possible chance for
this to happen."
Worcester Warriors have withdrawn their proposal to play in the
Championship next season and will rebrand as Sixways Rugby, says
owners Atlas.
Warriors had been given until 14 February to meet Rugby Football
Union criteria to play in the second tier.
But Jim O'Toole, who led the Atlas takeover alongside James
Sandford, said they have pulled out of talks.
"This is devastating news for rugby fans across the Midlands,"
said a government statement.
Following a meeting with the RFU over the ongoing debate about
the future of professional rugby in Worcester, the Department
for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport statement added: "The
government has done everything it can to protect Worcester
Warriors, including through financial support during the
pandemic.
"Despite repeated assurances from the Atlas consortium, we are
deeply disappointed that fans will no longer be able to support
their club in the Championship - either next season or beyond.
"We fully support the RFU in its objective to obtain all
necessary information with regards to the club's sustainability
and ownership when participating in their competitions."
LISTEN: BBC Hereford & Worcester's Warriors podcast - The end of
Worcester Warriors
Former Warriors chief executive O'Toole, whose consortium only
took over Worcester last week, told BBC Hereford & Worcester
that their decision was a result of "a number of key clauses in
the contract that we and the investors couldn't accept".
"It would have given the RFU control over decisions that we as a
business will have to take," he said.
"This decision will clearly upset and annoy a number of people.
The sad fact of life is that the Worcester Warriors brand and
the Worcester Warriors business is gone.
"We didn't want to go down to the 10th tier as Worcester
Warriors, so the name sadly will disappear. We are rebranding as
Sixways Rugby. We're starting afresh. We believe it's time for a
new start. The church has closed down."
The RFU would need to approve any name change, as well as
confirming that O'Toole and Sandford have passed the owners'
test.
A statement was issued from Twickenham on Thursday, saying: "The
RFU has been clear that its priority was to enable Worcester
Warriors to play in the Championship and Worcester Warriors
Women in the Premier 15s in a sustainable way.
"The information required has been asked for repeatedly and
deadlines were extended to provide the best possible chance for
this to happen."
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Re: WASPS ENTER ADMINISTRATION
DIR By: Chris.Garbutt
Date: February 10, 2023, 10:03 am
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What a mess.
Stour and Worcester Merger to become a new club and Wasps to
relocate yet again to Worcester to essentially be Worcester
Warriors Wasps. Does that region have enough interest for 2 pro
rugby sides looking to enter the Prem?
Sounds like such a shambles.
Surely you just leave Stourbridge alone to continue and merge
Sixways and Wasps? Not ideal but it would be my preferred
option.
Seems like pro rugby is in danger of collapse.
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