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Cornish Pirates coach receives six-week ban after slapping opposition player

Alan Paver admitted he had struck Worcester Warriors replacement Jake Garside

The Independent UK

Cornish Pirates issue statement after coach sent off for ‘slap’ on opposition player

Alan Paver was shown a red card after an altercation with a Worcester player during the Champ Rugby fixture

The Independent UK

Worcester wind back to life with second-tier return and vow to clear debts

Worcester Warriors insist they will be both sustainable and competitive when they return to English rugby’s second tier next season

The Guardian - UK

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Worcester Warriors return confirmed as club earn entry into revamped second tier

Warriors entered administration in September 2022 with debts of around £25million

The Independent UK

Wales international quits rugby playing career immediately to start new job

The 2023 Six Nations squad member has hung up his boots

Wales Online

Professional men's rugby has major financial issues which need to be tackled

The rugby club London Irish was founded back in 1898. Almost 100 years later, it became a fully professional club, just in time to join the inaugural season of the Premiership, England’s top tier of rugby union.

The Conversation

London Irish suspended from Gallagher Premiership after takeover fails

The club will not take part in any English league next season after following Wasps and Worcester Warriors in being suspended from the Premiership in a dark year for the top flight

The Independent UK

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Bristol Bears linked with move for London Irish powerhouse

The clock is ticking on London Irish to prove their financial position to be able to play in the Premiership next season

Bristol Post

Worcester Warriors: Atlas Group complete takeover

Sale complete but doubts remain

Evening Standard

Worcester complete sale to Atlas Group and assure a future for Warriors

The sale of Worcester Warriors to the Atlas Group, headed by Jim O’Toole, has been completed

The Guardian - UK

Worcester’s buyers given deadline of May 2 to complete takeover

Atlas, headed by Jim O’Toole and James Sandford, has until next Tuesday to purchase the club.

The Independent UK

Rugby transfer rumours and news: Bristol Bears set to miss out on target, Sale Sharks face raid on stars

All the latest transfer rumours, contract renewals and confirmed moves from around the Gallagher Premiership

Bristol Post

The resurgence of Owen Williams, Wales' fly-half who's 'just happy he's got a job' after rollercoaster six months

Owen Williams says he is happy to just have a job having been at Worcester Warriors when it folded

Wales Online

Young Wales international now working on a building site after rugby's turmoil leaves him unemployed

This time last term his career in professional rugby appeared to be taking off, but fate wasn't to be kind to the lad from west Wales

Wales Online

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Daily Mirror

Welsh rugby could block Liam Williams and Josh Adams moves abroad amid financial chaos

Wales stars Liam Williams and Josh Adams have both been linked with moves abroad, but Cardiff's Director of Rugby Dai Young has revealed the Welsh Rugby Union could still veto any moves

Birmingham Post

Premiership Rugby hires Sir Nigel Boardman to review club finances

Sir Nigel has previously led a government inquiry into the Greensill Capital lobbying scandal

Daily Mirror

RFU make Wasps and Worcester Warriors decision as clubs' Championship fates decided

Wasps could return to top flight of English rugby as soon as next year following the RFU's decision to reinstate the club in the Championship, but the news isn't as positive for Worcester Warriors

The Independent UK

Worcester to be renamed Sixways Rugby and plan to merge with Stourbridge

Ownership group Atlas plan to merge with semi-professional fourth tier club Stourbridge.

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Evening Standard

Worcester Warriors purchase in doubt after Atlas Consortium announce Sixways Rugby rebrand

The purchase of Worcester could yet be vetoed

Daily Mirror

Worcester Warriors rebrand as Sixways Rugby after withdrawing Championship proposal

Worcester Warriors went into administration in September following a tax dispute with HM Revenue and Customs, and will return under a different guise next season

The Independent UK

Worcester Warriors change name as new owners reveal plans

The club, that will be now known as Sixways Rugby, have also withdrawn an application to play in the 2023/24 Championship

Daily Mirror

Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors offered Premier 15s places after snub controversy

Two more women's Rugby Union teams will now join the other eight sides who will feature in the league beginning with the 2023-24 season after previously not being included

Daily Mirror

New Worcester Warriors owners confirmed as crisis-hit club looks to move forward

Former Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors is officially new ownership after the Atlas consortium completed its takeover of the team following last year's move into administration

The Independent UK

Warriors taken over by consortium including ex-Worcester chief executive Jim O’Toole

The club entered administration earlier this season, resulting in their expulsion from the Gallagher Premiership.

The Independent UK

Gallagher Premiership clubs’ finances ‘clearly unsustainable’, report MPs

The select committee report was critical of the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby.

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