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Wasps go into administration Wasps have gone into administration, becoming the second Gallagher Premiership club to do so in recent weeks after Worcester Warriors. Wasps were suspended from the Premiership last week after announcing they intended to go into administration “in the coming days”. Now it has been confirmed Wasps Holdings Limited, the holding company for Wasps Men, Wasps Ladies, …

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Day Four Highlights Round two of this year’s Rugby World Cup pool stages is complete, with Canada and New Zealand joining England in booking their places in the quarter-finals with wins over Italy and Wales respectively on Sunday. It was an entertaining day at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland and we’ve picked out a few things you …

What you may have missed as the second round of pool matches took place in Whangarei Women’s Rugby World Cup: Day Three Highlights We’re now halfway through the pool stage of this year’s Rugby World Cup, with some fascinating ties in Whangarei on day three. There was yet more heartbreak for Scotland, the USA bounced back against Japan while England …

RFU chief executive is working with the Premiership to build a “sustainable structure” Bill Sweeney on financial crisis in English game Financial transparency, governance reform, player welfare – Bill Sweeney says that all of these issues are being addressed as English rugby tries to get to grips with its current crisis. The RFU chief executive was speaking exclusively at the …

The RFU chief executive says England will continue to lead the way in the women’s game Bill Sweeney on the future of women’s rugby Bill Sweeney has insisted the RFU will not take its “foot off the gas” when it comes to supporting women’s rugby. The RFU has set the bar for investment in its women’s programmes and the benefits …

France Women’s Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 Marjorie Mayans will play her 50th Test when France face England at the Rugby World Cup in Whangarei on Saturday. Thomas Darracq has made one change to the starting XV that beat South Africa in their opening pool match, with Agathe Sochat coming in at hooker and Laure Touye dropping to the bench. …

Wasps withdraw from Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership match against Exeter Chiefs A general view of the Coventry Building Society Stadium (Getty Images) Likely Wasps enter into administration “in the coming days”, club announce Wasps have announced they intend to go into administration in the coming days and their men’s side have withdrawn from this Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership match against Exeter Chiefs.  …

A message from space and a family legacy both feature in our latest round-up from New Zealand Women’s Rugby World Cup: Day Two Highlights The first weekend of pool matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup is complete, with Italy, Canada and Wales the victors on day two. Before we start looking ahead to the second round, let’s first reflect …

A consortium fronted by former Wasps chief executive David Armstrong is the front-runner according to reports, however Former Newcastle United owner, Mike Ashley (Getty Images) Reports of talks held between Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley and Wasps Former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley held talks about buying beleaguered Gallagher Premiership side Wasps, according to reports in the Daily Mail. Wasps …

With the help of Oval Insights, we look at the volume of Premiership tries that have been generated from a driving maul this season and last Analysing maul tries in the Premiership The driving lineout is one of rugby’s biggest weapons. Some teams found their attacking philosophies in the furnace of the maul. And last season, we saw hookers in …