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The Latest Breaking News from WASPS

Wasps condemned to bottom of rugby pyramid as RFU revoke Championship licence

New owners HALO22 Limited hoped to relaunch Wasps in the second-tier Championship

The Independent UK

Wasps DEMOTED to bottom of rugby pyramid as debts spiral to £95million

Wasps will not resume their journey in the Championship after they failed to meet an RFU deadline which means they will start life at the bottom of the rugby pyramid in the 10th tier

Daily Mirror

Wasps denied Championship entry as RFU withdraw licence due to ‘lack of progress’ concerns

Wasps’ chances of reforming have been dealt a crippling blow by being denied entry into next season’s Championship.

Evening Standard

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Wasps have Championship licence revoked by Rugby Football Union

Hopes that new owners HALO22 Limited could relaunch Wasps in the second tier have been dashed.

The Independent UK

Paul Sackey: Losing Wasps and Irish doesn't bear thinking about - those clubs made me

“I worry that I’ll speak to kids in years to come and tell them I played for Wasps and London Irish and they will look at me blankly and say, ‘Oh.. who are they?'

Daily Mirror

The best players in world rugby switching countries at the Rugby World Cup

A number of players could be representing a second Test nation in France later this year

Wales Online

Former Dragons boss calls for Anglo-Welsh league and identifies exiled talents Wales can't afford to lose

Turner has called for a two-tier Anglo-Welsh league

Wales Online

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London Irish at risk of Premiership ban after RFU sets deadline for takeover

London Irish will be suspended from next season’s Premiership unless their takeover is completed by 30 May or proof of funding is offered

The Guardian - UK

Sale dreaming of Premiership glory and northern rugby union revival

Alex Sanderson aims to grow the Premiership finalists’ fanbase but may need RFU help in what can be a southern-centric sport

The Guardian - UK

Accies hero Andy Winter says Alloa win proves they're fighting for gaffer John Rankin

Winter's hat-trick and a double from Dario Zanatta turned round a 3-0 aggregate deficit against the Wasps

Daily Record

Women's rugby looking to build on England's Six Nations triumph with 'game changer' event

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of women's rugby fans are expected to travel to Twickenham Stoop on Saturday to watch Harlequins take on Wasps in a momentous Premier 15s clash

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Gopperth: “I'm not going to lie, rugby is not in a great place at the moment"

“I have never known a year when so many have retired, either because they can’t find jobs or they [salaries] have been slashed to such a level that they’re better off going 9-5 and building a new career"

Daily Mirror

Alloa Athletic 1 Hamilton 0: Accies stung by Wasps in play-off semi-final first leg

It's advantage Alloa going into the second leg at New Douglas Park on Saturday

Daily Record

Doubts emerge over Worcester Warriors takeover as Atlas Group look to revive stricken club

Deal to buy rugby club not yet complete despite administrators signing off purchase

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Daily Mirror

Ben Morgan: 'It’s a real concern that rugby's professional game will disappear'

EXCL: Former England star, who plays his final match for Gloucester at Bristol on Saturday before heading into retirement, voices fears for future of sport he loves

The Guardian - UK

Piutau’s Bristol swansong heralds end of the Premiership’s rockstar era

Club struggles in a shifting financial landscape mean it is harder to attract top overseas players to the English domestic game

Wales Online

Tonight's rugby news as young Wales international switches regions and World Rugby in mourning

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

Evening Standard

Worcester Warriors: Atlas Group complete takeover

Sale complete but doubts remain

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Edinburgh artists hope to save their studios as owners close due to ‘escalating costs’

Tenants of an artists studio building in Dalry have banded together in hopes of saving their spaces, after owners said they’d be closing down due to ‘escalating maintenance costs’.

Daily Mirror

London Irish survival hopes on knife-edge as it's all quiet on the payment front

Premiership Rugby boss believes a takeover deal is close having been 'given the assurances they’re going to get the deal done pretty quickly' but as of last night there was still no confirmation April's wage bill had been met

The Guardian - UK

London Irish’s failure to pay players and staff sparks questions from RFU

London Irish, more than £30m in debt and seeking investment, have cited the May bank holiday as a reason for the delay

Wales Online

Tonight's rugby news as Gatland admits Wales jersey not enough and Scarlets coach leaves

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

Daily Mirror

London Irish fail to pay staff April wages as THIRD Premiership team now at risk

London Irish are yet to pay staff their April wages as concerns mount over the future of another Premiership club with Wasps and Worcester already falling foul of financial problems

The Independent UK

Coventry agree five-year deal with Frasers Group to play at CBS Arena

The Sky Blues were initially given an eviction notice in December after failing to agree a new lease.

Daily Mirror

Jack Willis: From Wasps redundancy to European semi-final with a message for RFU

Toulouse star faced with three-years of England ineligibility pleads: "Something has to change. Where the current salary cap lies it is not feasible for things to carry on the way they are"

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