Always a Wasp

Yes, a crumb of news would be better than the current updates via companies house director shuffling.

On that note not I'm not sure if it was picked up on here that Christopher Holland incorporated Halo24 this month, following on from Halo22 and Halo23.

Jack starts at 7 v Chile, thankfully it seems he has not told Borthwick to F off.

Statement from Chris Holland via BBC Hereford & Worcester:

Sixways & Worcester Warriors

As previously reported Loxwood Holdings provided a loan to Atlas Worcester Warriors Limited (AWW) at the beginning of May 2023, solely for the purposes of securing an option to lease Sixways for a possible return of Wasps. That option gave the owners of AWW until the 25th of May 2023 to repay the loan, which was secured as a debenture on the company.

Regrettably AWW have not repaid that loan and therefore their 97% shareholding now rests with Loxwood. Whilst that shareholding controls the interest in the long lease of Sixways as well as the IP, brand and chattels of Worcester Worriers, our only interest remains in the option to lease the stadium for 5 years from May 2024. We will protect the interest in the long lease and the IP, brand, and chattels of Worcester Warriors until a suitably qualified entity is identified. We have no interest whatsoever in the property.

If it had been a ref other than Carley, they might have beaten Wales as well. Fiji are no mugs these days.

Or for their own handling errors... could conceivably have had comfortable wins in both matches but for final passes going astray and dropping the ball a number of times.

RFU council revolts against leadership of Bill Sweeney and Tom Ilube
Exclusive: Nearly half of the 65-strong RFU council signed a letter citing 'insufficient leadership and controls'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/16/rfu-council-revolts-leadership-bill-sweeney-tom-ilube/

Does anyone have the full article?

Starts at 1:15:00 for anyone interested
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001qf81

Fiji robbed by some very poor decisions and inconsistency by Matthew Carley. Missed kicks and drops over the line also costing Fiji but they mean business and Australia will be there for the taking. Was not a case of 'the better team won'.

Quote from: Rifleman Harris on September 05, 2023, 11:09:14 AM

Quote from: NellyWellyWaspy on September 04, 2023, 06:47:51 PM

The RFU and iRFU will do everything they can to prevent territorial incursions by other tournaments and leagues. If your ground is in England, you WILL be subject to the RFU and will NOT be allowed to play in any competition not approved by them for English to compete in. Total territorial monopoly is what they currently hold, and, short of governmental action (unlikely as it is the same old boys club) that will not change, ever.

Any player (including academy players) moving outside that system would be a pariah, as would the club, and any sponsor of that club.

Does that not constitute a restriction of trade?

Don't think so. There is no right to be considered for international honours, otherwise the courts would be overflowing with ambulance-chasing contingency fee lawyers representing third-rate players.

I don't think NWW's point was about being selected for international honours, rather the need for rugby in England to be sanctioned by the RFU, in a similar vein to how boxing is sanctioned by a body be it IBF, WBC, WBO, etc.

Was there any gauge of a reaction from the RFU to the possibility of Ealing joining the URC which was rumoured earlier this year?