Worcester Warriors telah dibeli oleh konsorsium yang dipimpin oleh mantan chief executive Jim O’Toole dan James Sandford; RFU telah memberikan Worcester dan Wasps hingga 14 Februari untuk memenuhi persyaratan kepemilikan agar mereka diizinkan tampil di Championship untuk musim 2023/24.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 01/02/23 19:51
RFU telah memberikan Wasps dan Worcester Warriors sebuah “tenggat waktu terakhir” untuk memenuhi persyaratan yang memungkinkan mereka bersaing di Kejuaraan musim depan.
Tawon dan Worcester awalnya diberi tanggal 12 Desember untuk kesepakatan, meskipun RFU sekarang telah memperpanjang batas waktu hingga 14 Februari.
RFU belum menyetujui konsorsium Atlas Jim O’Toole dan James Sandford, yang telah ditunjuk sebagai pemilik baru Worcester, sementara mereka mengonfirmasi bahwa pemilik baru Tawon belum menyelesaikan semua persyaratan yang ditetapkan.
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Dalam sebuah pernyataan, RFU mengatakan: “RFU telah memberi tahu pemilik baru Wasps RFC, dan administrator WRFC Trading Limited (entitas operasi utama Worcester Warriors RFC) bahwa mereka memiliki waktu hingga 14 Februari untuk menyelesaikan negosiasi dan memberikan bukti. bahwa mereka telah memenuhi kondisi yang relevan yang ditetapkan.
“Ini adalah perpanjangan yang signifikan dari jadwal awal pertengahan Desember untuk memberi klub peluang terbaik untuk berada di Kejuaraan tahun depan. Namun, tenggat waktu akhir harus ditetapkan untuk memberikan kepastian kepada klub Kejuaraan dan Liga Nasional, para pemain.” dan pemangku kepentingan rugby lainnya tentang format musim depan.
“Dalam kasus Tawon, dewan RFU secara bersyarat menyetujui pengambilalihan, tetapi tidak semua persyaratan yang ditetapkan belum dipenuhi, termasuk pengajuan obligasi dan penandatanganan perjanjian yang mengikat klub baru dengan persyaratan yang relevan. Keduanya akan harus dilakukan sebelum batas waktu persetujuan tetap berlaku.
“Pembeli Worcester Warriors yang diusulkan telah memberi tahu RFU bahwa mereka tidak siap untuk memenuhi persyaratan yang ditetapkan, termasuk komitmen untuk tidak membuang tanah di sekitar Stadion Sixways tanpa persetujuan dan tidak dapat memenuhi RFU sumber dan kecukupan dana.
“RFU tidak dapat memastikan kesesuaian calon pemilik. Oleh karena itu, pengurus RFU tidak dapat menyetujui permohonan mereka. Jika posisi itu berubah dalam tenggat waktu, RFU akan dapat mempertimbangkan kembali apakah permohonan tersebut dapat disetujui, tetapi jika tidak, sayangnya keputusan RFU akan tetap sama.”
Apa selanjutnya untuk Worcester?
Worcester dan Tawon diskors dari Gallagher Premiership pada awal musim 2022/23, mengakibatkan divisi teratas dikurangi dari 13 menjadi 11 klub, meskipun keduanya tetap berharap untuk kembali ke kasta kedua musim depan.
Administrator Begbies Traynor mengatakan mereka sekarang dapat melanjutkan penjualan Worcester “mengikuti proses yang rumit”, dengan mantan kepala eksekutif Worcester O’Toole dan mitra bisnis Sandford telah menerima tawaran mereka oleh administrator.
Julie Palmer, partner di Begbies Traynor, berkata: “Dengan mengikuti proses yang kompleks, kami sekarang dapat melanjutkan penjualan Worcester Warriors dan aset terkait ke Atlas Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club Limited (“Atlas”).
“Kami dapat mengonfirmasi bahwa kontrak telah dipertukarkan dengan Atlas. Ini adalah posisi kontrak eksklusif, dan Atlas berkomitmen untuk menyelesaikan transaksi ini sedini mungkin dan akan membagikan rencana mereka untuk masa depan klub kepada komunitas rugby dan komunitas lokal.
“Karena sifat rahasia dari transaksi ini, kami tidak dapat memberikan pembaruan ini lebih awal tetapi menghargai minat pendukung, staf, dan organisasi terkait yang berkelanjutan.
Mantan pelatih kepala Inggris Eddie Jones mengatakan pada bulan September bahwa dia mengkhawatirkan masa depan Worcester dan Tawon
“Kami senang melihat bahwa ada rencana yang jelas untuk menghadirkan rugby dan banyak inisiatif menarik lainnya yang berfokus pada komunitas ke Sixways, sesuai dengan fasilitas yang luar biasa dan yang akan menghibur basis dukungan yang luas.”
Bagaimana dengan Worcester Warriors Women?
Sale Sharks Women dan Worcester Warriors Women telah menerima tawaran bersyarat untuk bergabung dengan liga Allianz Premier 15s untuk musim 2023/24, asalkan memberikan informasi yang diminta oleh RFU.
Bergantung pada penjualan klub, tim wanita Worcester Warriors dapat beroperasi dengan klub pria, meskipun tim wanita baru-baru ini mendapatkan dana untuk memungkinkan mereka terus beroperasi secara mandiri.
Belinda Moore, CEO Women’s Premier 15s LTD berkata: “Ini adalah waktu yang sangat menyenangkan untuk rugby wanita di semua tingkatan, dan kami sangat senang melihat 10 klub sekarang bergerak maju dalam persiapan mereka untuk bergabung dengan Allianz Premier 15s musim depan.”
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