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Saints’ Phil Dowson fears Premiership clubs ‘sleepwalking’ towards financial crisis

The Northampton director of rugby, Phil Dowson, fears the sport is ‘sleepwalking’ towards another club going bust and endorsed plans for the Premiership to become a franchised league

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned after directing obscenity towards match officials

The Newcastle director of rugby was hit with a six-match ban last week

The Independent UK

Northampton’s George Hendy taking rough with smooth as he plots England path

The player dubbed the ‘Ginger Penaud’ is also handy with a Rubik’s Cube and cricket bat but wants European glory against Castres

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Cardiff set to enter administration in latest Welsh rugby crisis

The Welsh Rugby Union is poised to step in to support the capital club

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

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

MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans

There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

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Premiership set to remain without promotion and relegation as Newcastle play down financial fears

Two Championship clubs including league leaders Ealing failed to meet the required minimum standards criteria

The Independent UK

Fin Smith reveals tough love from Wales coach Sherratt that drove him to success

Fin Smith feels a debt of gratitude towards the Wales head coach Matt Sherratt for motivating him to go the extra mile as a teenager at Worcester Warriors

The Guardian - UK

How Wales coach Matt Sherratt forged Fin Smith into England’s future fly-half

The influence of then Worcester coach Sherratt on a teenage Smith helped set him on his way into international rugby

The Independent UK

How England are plotting to stop ‘world-class’ Finn Russell and end Calcutta Cup woe

No player has caused England more torment in recent years than the Scotland fly-half, but Steve Borthwick’s side are confident they can stop him

The Independent UK

Scotland’s dangermen Russell and Van der Merwe loom large for England

Hosts must unlock solutions to the deadly duo when the teams contest the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

No pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence

An intriguing subplot to Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown is the battle at number 10.

The Independent UK

Consortium led by F1 legend Eddie Jordan buys London Irish out of administration

Former F1 team owner spearheads purchase of club, which fell into administration in June 2023

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Who is Matt Sherratt? Why Wales have turned to the Cardiff coach to replace Warren Gatland for the Six Nations

The Englishman will step in for the remainder of the Six Nations after the mid-tournament axing of Gatland

The Guardian - UK

Government officials ‘more pessimistic’ about financial health of rugby union

Fate of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish has left DCMS officials concerned about the state of the sport

The Independent UK

Rory Sutherland insists he can shine for Scotland after off-field upheaval

The former Edinburgh prop had been at Worcester, Ulster and Oyonnax since 2021 before returning to Scotland with Glasgow last summer.

The Independent UK

Cost of Premiership rugby’s failed three underlined with £30m loans yet to be recovered

Wasps, Worcester and London Irish went out of business in 2022/23

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The Guardian - UK

Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans

Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans

The Guardian - UK

Lawrence ‘grateful’ for Jones’ tough love amid criticism of toxic England regime

Ollie Lawrence questioned why Eddie Jones was ‘on his case’ when he was the England head coach but has reached conclusion home truths have shaped him

The Guardian - UK

Sanderson v Diamond friendship on sidelines in battle of the north

Newcastle head to Sale on the back of a 24-game Premiership losing streak and with a pressing need to attract a fresh audience to rugby union in the north

The National (Scotland)

New Edinburgh contract 'no-brainer' says Duhan van der Merwe

Duhan van der Merwe has played in France and England and could command lucrative offers from far and wide. But after signing a one-year contract…

The Guardian - UK

RFU’s three wise men bear gifts but revamp of English game will not be easy

While trio’s vision appeals to national side and the Premiership there is still work to be done in building trust with Championship sides

The Independent UK

RFU urges Championship clubs to get on board with major revamp of English rugby

Enhanced contracts for England players, a revamped second tier and a cap on Premiership squad sizes are all on the table

The Independent UK

Opening Champions Cup weekend proves it’s not all doom and gloom for English Premiership

Seven of England’s eight competing clubs secured victory on the opening weekend of continental competition

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