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Jack Willis urges RFU to change selection policy with England career in balance

England and Toulouse flanker Jack Willis has urged the Rugby Football Union to reconsider its policy which prevents the selection of foreign-based players. The 26-year-old’s international career hangs in the balance as he is set to remain in France ...

24 Apr 2023 at 22:00

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On this day in 2018: Christian Wade quits rugby to chase NFL career

Christian Wade announced his retirement from rugby union on this day in 2018. Wade, the fourth highest tryscorer in English club rugby on 82, was granted early release from his Wasps contract after nine years at the club to join NFL team the ...

24 Oct 2022 at 07:00

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Jack Willis hopeful he can continue playing for both England and Toulouse

Jack Willis is hopeful he can remain available for Toulouse and England despite the Rugby Football Union’s current policy of refusing to consider players outside the Gallagher Premiership. Special dispensation was granted to Willis until ...

21 Mar 2023 at 16:44

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Wasps have Championship licence revoked by Rugby Football Union

Wasps must begin rebuilding from the bottom of the league pyramid after the Rugby Football Union revoked their licence to play in next season’s Championship. Hopes that new owners HALO22 Limited could relaunch Wasps in the second tier ...

18 May 2023 at 18:16

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Rugby Football Union to give Wasps ‘best chance of long-term survival’

Wasps will be given every opportunity to secure their long-term survival in the wake of entering administration, according to Rugby Football Union chairman Tom Ilube. The Coventry-based club are facing relegation from the Gallagher ...

18 Oct 2022 at 20:40

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Police searching for missing ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river

Specialist officers searching for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce have found a body close to where he was swept away while trying to drive across a flood-swollen river, police have said. Concerns were raised for the ...

12 Dec 2024 at 16:25

Sport

In pictures: The recent history of one of English rugby’s most successful clubs

Wasps, one of English rugby union’s most successful clubs, have been placed in administration. More than 160 employees have been made redundant, including all members of the playing squads and coaching staff from the men’s and ...

17 Oct 2022 at 19:00

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Gloucester produce spectacular second-half comeback to stun Wasps

Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit sparked a spectacular second-half fightback as Gloucester launched their Gallagher Premiership campaign with a 27-21 victory over Wasps at Kingsholm. Gloucester only missed out on a place in the ...

11 Sept 2022 at 18:27

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Wasps likely to enter administration after withdrawing from game against Exeter

Wasps have withdrawn from Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership game against Exeter and say it is “likely” they will enter into administration “in the coming days”. In another colossal blow for the English domestic game, it ...

12 Oct 2022 at 15:59

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Coventry accept suspended points deduction over early-season postponements

Coventry have accepted a five-point deduction suspended until the end of next season as punishment for the club’s postponed home games against Rotherham, Wigan and Huddersfield. The Sky Bet Championship fixtures were ...

22 Dec 2022 at 16:22

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Rentokil reports 83% increase in wasp callouts in 2021

Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, has experienced an 83% increase in wasp callouts between January and September this year when compared with the same period last year. The pest control provider is ...

26 Oct 2021 at 11:01

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MPs issue damning report on Premiership clubs’ ‘unsustainable’ finances

MPs have warned that the financial situation of Gallagher Premiership clubs is “clearly unsustainable” in a damning report on issues facing the professional game in England. The demise of former top-flight clubs ...

17 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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