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As I understand it, the administrators sold the Wasps name for next to nothing, so either the brand is worthless or they seem to have acted negligently in not realising it’s full value for the benefit of creditors. It’s actually sickening to think such a toxic brand could re-emerge before the debts ...

Robespierre wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:30 am

teds wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:06 am Are the semi’s final being broadcast anywhere? I think they are on canal sat in France which I don’t have but does anyone know of another legitimate source.

https://sport-onthebox.com/2021/05/26/t ... 2021-2023/

Merci beaucoup!

Are the semi’s final being broadcast anywhere? I think they are on canal sat in France which I don’t have but does anyone know of another legitimate source.

I'm not sure the swathes of empty seats seen on TV for the game at HQ was a good look, but thankfully I'm not in charge! It was so bad for this year it takes the urgency out of buying early bird tickets for next years final. Unless next years final has a better supported team in it, I could see a l...

You’ve got to feel a little for the loyal fans who have followed them around the south of England and then up to the Midlands. Perhaps not so much for the slight hubris that existed at the club’s higher levels. Totally agree, our sympathies are with Wasps fans. I can’t imagine how we’d feel if it w...

Teds I agree with all you’ve put. Hopefully the proposed cup competition including both premiership and championship clubs will help Agreed, Rugbygramps I think it will help. However, we now have this years version of the championship cup semi-finals, Pirates against Jersey tonight, and Ealing v Do...

I do see another chicken and egg situation with the championship. TV companies cannot sell an event watched by a couple of hundred people at a local ground as the next must see contest but the clubs cannot get bigger crowds and justify bigger capacty grounds without it. What sums up the current pos...

He should have criticised the law(s) not the decision. Twitter just seems designed get people in trouble, best avoided. Remember, what goes on tour stays on social media. Nowell sensibly deleted his tweet but not before it was captured for posterity. We can all say stupid things, but we do need to ...

Meanwhile Wasps plan building a 24k capacity stadium "the wasps nest" Maybe they can sell bonds to raise the money for the build? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/13/wasps-plan-new-wasps-nest-stadium-and-return-to-premiership-by-2025-26 Interesting they have mentioned M40 corrid...

:smt003 Not quite at the promotion end of the table, but an interesting fixture tonight between Hartpury and Ampthill. The Ampthill team includes former tigers in Hardwick and Worth. Alas game is not being streamed. You don’t have to stream games at Ampthill, you can just climb one of the trees bet...

Not quite at the promotion end of the table, but an interesting fixture tonight between Hartpury and Ampthill. The Ampthill team includes former tigers in Hardwick and Worth. Alas game is not being streamed.

I don’t read the telegraph since it stopped being a newspaper, but there appears an article today about jersey being in a position to win the championship. Anyone know if they meet the criteria for promotion. https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/status/1638882162177916930?s=61&t=BEp_zZM5wi5x62aIii...

It is my belief that for a team to compete in European knockout stages they need a ground of a certain minimum size with a percentage of tickets available to the opposition. How would Ealing provide that and if it presents no problem why were they unable to do it to enable promotion from the Champi...

It's a scam. Begbies have probably got commission lined up. There was a figure for the fee they are making in the press yesterday. Circa £2-3m. I don’t know much about companies going into administration but as soon as I heard it was Begbies being appointed for Worcester, I felt that a bad outcome ...

So unlikeable Russell https://twitter.com/bensmithrugby/status/1622030475022991361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1622030475022991361%7Ctwgr%5Eae9eae5aecd27caaf361c20e352fc111174bc91a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rugbydump.com%2Fnews%2Fsmith-farrell-neither-what...