London Irish are ‘set to be SUSPENDED by the RFU on Wednesday’ and could leave over 250 players and staff ‘scrambling for employment’… with England wing Henry Arundell and Tom Pearson now being sought after by rival clubs
- London Irish are ‘set to be suspended from the Rugby Football Union’ this week
- It comes after Wasps and Worcester suffered a similar plight this season
- Over 250 players will now face the uncertainty of no employment next season
London Irish are reportedly ‘set to be suspended from the Rugby Football Union this Wednesday’ after the club has fallen into financial difficulties this season.
According to The Telegraph, the RFU have reportedly ‘seen zero progression’ on Friday with Irish’s deal to secure a takeover and neither have they seen current owner, Mick Crossan, is able to provide funding to support the club next season.
The outlet reports that the club has until 4pm on Tuesday to deliver their plans to the RFU’s Financial Viability group who will ‘make a recommendation to the Union’s board before Wednesday’.
Failure to show these plans ‘will result in suspension’ and The Telegraph are suggesting that a ‘worst-case scenario is feared’ with players now ‘scrambling for employment next season’.
It is a concerning look that is reminiscent of some of the plight Worcester and Wasps suffered earlier this season with both clubs also being suspended by the RFU, after they too fell into financial difficulty.
It now means that the RFU could have over 250 unemployed players on their hands with Mail Sport reporting that the Rugby Players’ Association already has around 170 professionals leaving their current contracts.
London Irish are ‘set to be suspended from the Rugby Football Union this Wednesday’
The paper also suggests that England wing Henry Arundell and back row Tom Pearson are both now being sought after by rival Premiership clubs, with both ‘having received at least four expressions of interest’.
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