The GuardianWorcester complete sale to Atlas Group and assure a future for Warriorsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Luke McLaughlinThe sale of Worcester Warriors to the Atlas Group, headed by Jim O’Toole, has been completed. The former Warriors chief executive and his consortium were confirmed as a preferred bidder last year, and it was announced on Wednesday that talks with the club’s administrators are complete, after a …
The GuardianDeath of a schoolboy: why concussion is rugby union's dirty secretverified_publisherThe Guardian - Andy BullThe house is silent, but the silence speaks. It tells a story. Once, a boy lived here, who was loud. Not like his sister. Their mother seldom knew whether the girl was in or out, but she could always tell when her son was home. She could hear him, even when he was holed up in the front room playing …
The GuardianLondon Irish’s failure to pay players and staff sparks questions from RFUverified_publisherThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherThe Rugby Football Union is seeking answers from London Irish over their failure to pay players and staff on time amid fears the Exiles could be the latest Premiership club to collapse. Players and staff were told at the end of last week that wages would be late but were expected to arrive on …
The GuardianGatland has the jump on Borthwick but World Cup planning has pitfallsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherSpring has barely sprung but, in international rugby, thoughts are already turning to summer. With the season ending for the Welsh regions in April, Warren Gatland has named his provisional squad for the World Cup. He did so on Monday, 132 days before Wales’s first match – Steve Borthwick has spent …
The GuardianRuby Tui: New Zealand Black Ferns star to play Premier Rugby Sevens in USverified_publisherThe Guardian - Martin PengellyThe World Cup and Olympic gold-winning New Zealand winger Ruby Tui will play in the US this summer in Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), a multi-tournament competition in which men’s and women’s teams compete for one trophy. Announcing the move, Tui said: “I’ve been a massive fan of Premier Rugby Sevens …
The GuardianJuventus and All Blacks turn to TV shows to win fansverified_publisherThe Guardian - Lanre BakareSports clubs hoping to expand their fan base in an increasingly competitive international market are turning to Amazon Prime and Netflix to boost their fortunes by signing up for fly-on-the-wall documentaries. The chance to attract lucrative sponsorship and a potential hike in merchandise sales has …
