BBC Sport delves deeper into a sobering 12 months for domestic professional rugby union in England.
In iPlayer documentary Rucks and Riches, which will be broadcast this weekend, BBC Sport takes a closer look.Since English rugby went professional in 1995, clubs have largely relied on rich benefactors. In September, it was reported theThe fundamental problem, says Wasps joint administrator Andrew Sheridan, is that costs have always far exceeded revenues.
The Rugby Football Union then rejected the club's plans to return to the Championship until an alternative buyer was sourced. Former Wasps head coach Lee Blackett says: "I'd like to think we're at rock bottom and we're trying to move ourselves out."Wasps relocated to Coventry in 2014 to ground share with Coventry City FC
The Coventry Building Society Arena can seat just under 34,000 fans, compared to the 10,000 that could be accommodated at Adams Park - their previous ground.They were not alone. London Irish, who moved to Brentford FC's Gtech Community Stadium in November 2020, had debts of £28.3m at the end of the 2021 season.
Forshaw says the division is "not the lucrative entity" but rather international matches at Twickenham, meaning rugby has always had a "power struggle".The futures of London Irish and Worcester remain unclear, though Wasps are set to begin fromPremiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor says: "I think the situation was so severe principally because of the circumstances the clubs were in after the pandemic that there was very little that could have been done.
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