Wasps will not play in the Championship next season after the club's financial struggles led the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to withdraw their licence, the governing body said on Thursday.The RFU approved the takeover of financially-hit Wasps in December after they were suspended for going into administrat
Wasps will not play in the Championship next season after the club's financial struggles led the Rugby Football Union to withdraw their licence, the governing body said on Thursday.
The RFU approved the takeover of financially-hit Wasps in December after they were suspended for going into administration and relegated to the second-tier Championship for the 2023-24 season. Yet the RFU said in a statement that a deadline it had set for the club to meet various commitments, including evidencing payments to creditors and putting in place suitable governance structures, had not been met."The club stated that it could not meet these commitments, recommit to participating in the Championship in 2023-24 or engage staff of players until further finance was secured," the RFU said.
The governing body added it had worked with Wasps' new owners for the past six months to ensure that a robust plan could be put in place for the club to continue in the league structure. "However, the RFU Board decided that in order to give certainty to other clubs, the licence to continue to play is withdrawn," it said.
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