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Ben Parsons

Rugby chiefs accused of "failure on epic scale" by MPs amid Wasps and Worcester demise

Rugby bosses Bill Sweeney and Simon Massie-Taylor were called to resign by MPs as they were strongly blamed for the devastating demise of Wasps and Worcester.

RFU chief executive Sweeney and Premiership Rugby CEO Massie-Taylor faced tough questions from a select committee from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Thursday over the financial implosion of the two Premiership clubs.

Wasps and Worcester - two institutions of English domestic rugby - both plunged into administration in October and were subsequently relegated and suspended from the top flight.

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