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English second tier becomes 'Champ Rugby' with promise of easier promotion

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The second tier of English club rugby is to be relaunched as “Champ Rugby” with a new promotion and relegation structure and promises of an easier pathway into the ... Read More

Huge revenue jump can’t hide rugby’s looming trouble

After several years marked by club collapses, shrinking crowds and rising costs, English rugby has finally reported a financial upswing. But despite the brighter numbers, the sport’s governing body ... Read More

Seven Premiership clubs deemed balance sheet insolvent as rugby ‘heading for financial precipice’

The precarious state of finances within English club rugby has been laid bare by a new report warning that seven of the 10 Premiership are balance sheet insolvent. A comprehensive study by insolvency ... Read More

Calls for government to intervene in 'dying' English rugby as sport 'falls into crisis'

MPs are calling for the government to intervene in the upheaval currently gripping English rugby. England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is currently subject to widespread dissatisfaction within the ... Read More

Emphatic farewell message as Coventry City's former landlords Wasps 'formally' dissolved

Coventry City’s former landlords and one-time unpopular owners of the club’s stadium, Wasps Holdings Ltd, have been formally dissolved as a company, according Companies House. The news came out at the ... Read More