How can we fix this? Jamie George upset by ‘darkest week in English club rugby’ Wasps followed Worcester into administration on Monday when all 167 players and staff at the club were made redundant. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
What next for Wasps? Even with a miracle, they may live on in name only As the dust started to settle on another Premiership club going into administration and 167 people walked out of the door at Wasps, the big question was: what is next for the two-time European champions? Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Lawrence Dallaglio calls for urgent action to save English rugby after Wasps follow Worcester into administration Former England and Wasps captain Lawrence Dallaglio has warned English rugby faces further drastic upheaval unless the RFU and Premiership Rugby come together to resolve the game’s financial plight. Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Rugby authorities to face parliamentary committee over sport’s financial crisis Wasps and Worcester have both been placed in administration The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Wasps go into administration and make playing and coaching staff redundant The ailing club won the Premiership four times, and European Cup twice. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Tonight's rugby news as Brian O'Driscoll so impressed by Wales star and Wasps players all lose jobs immediately The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond Wales Online · Oct 17, 2022
Wasps join Worcester by being placed into administration with Premiership rugby in crisis Wasps have become the latest rugby union side to be embroiled in financial issues, and how it has been confirmed that the Premiership club have been placed into administration. Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022
Tommy Reffell glues Leicester together and sticks it to unhappy Harlequins Harlequins 19-27 Leicester: Champions rediscover their mojo to wreck Joe Marler's big day Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
Van der Merwe fits straight back in at rocking new home IT had been 16 months since Duhan van der Merwe last played for Edinburgh, and several weeks since he had played at all, but the winger slotted in… The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2022
RFU chief thinks central contracts could be on table in face of financial crisis The plight of Worcester and Wasps has seen the spotlight fall on the future of English club rugby. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
RFU chief Bill Sweeney backs reduced Premiership to help solve financial crisis The financial plight of Worcester and Wasps has seen the spotlight fall on the future of English club rugby The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
Former director of rugby Nigel Melville describes ‘deep sadness’ at Wasps plight The club are facing administration within days The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Sad implosion of Wasps and Worcester must be warning call for English rugby The sport’s days of reckoning are here, and everyone from the RFU to reckless club owners is responsible for the pain The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022
Today's rugby news as Sir Graham Henry plots Wales downfall, Alun Wyn Jones pivotal and Scotland 'heartbroken' The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond Wales Online · Oct 15, 2022
Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022 Former Wales captain warns rugby 'is on a cliff edge' and World Rugby must step in Issues are piling up for the sport on different fronts
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022 Rugby warned ‘no quick fixes’ for worsening financial crisis The Gallagher Premiership is in meltdown with Wasps likely to enter administration and Worcester suspended after the club’s partial liquidation
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 Premiership Rugby not ruling out more clubs being suspended over finances Premiership Rugby has refused to rule out more clubs joining Worcester and Wasps in being suspended from the league on financial grounds
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022 ‘No quick fixes’ for rugby club crisis, insists Premiership chief Massie-Taylor English domestic rugby’s flagship competition is in meltdown.
Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022 Premiership rugby bosses abandon plans to expand after Wasps and Worcester woes The Premiership was due to increase to 14 teams but after Worcester went under and Wasps look set to go the same way, those plans have been abandoned
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022 ‘Who else might that happen to?’: Ugo Monye fears for other clubs with Wasps set to enter administration Wasps are set to enter administration a week after Worcester Warriors were wound up
Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022 Leicester take £700,000 hit after being dragged into English club rugby crisis Premiership champions left without a home game for SEVEN weeks after Wasps follow Worcester into administration
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Proposals for new 10-team Premiership gaining support as crisis continues Premiership Rugby Limited and the Rugby Football Union have said they are examining the ‘structure of the league’ in order to ensure the sport’s future
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Rugby chiefs look for ‘more sustainable path’ in wake of Wasps and Worcester crises The Gallagher Premiership is in meltdown after the two clubs were suspended amid financial difficulties
The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2022 Rugby pays for reluctance to address football dominance, suggests finance expert Wasps said earlier this week that they were likely to enter administration.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Rugby paying for reluctance to address football dominance, finance expert says Gallagher Premiership clubs Wasps and Worcester are engulfed in crisis