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73: Premiership Woes
Publisher |
NBC Sports
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Sports
Publication Date |
Sep 28, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:45:29

00:10 Intro And Premiership Run down02:21 - Alex Lowe Introduction03:00 - Worcester Warriors06:00 - Worcester defending a winding up order08:10 - Worcester’s current owners trying to avoid administration10:10- Could the owners have avoided the ban from Rugby?12:30 - Is this a wake-up call for the RFU and Premiership Rugby?14:50 - The governance of the Premiership18:00 - Solutions for the league & Possible 10 team formats.22:15 - Expansion vs. Contraction for The Premiership.24:00 - Wasps Enter Administration26:30 - What has happened to Wasps?29:00 - Was the pandemic to blame for Wasps?32:20 - Where do the premiership go to fix this?33:30 - Where aren’t casual Rugby fans engaged in the premiership?36:30 - Should the RFU take over the development systems of the clubs?

Corbs is joined by friend of the Podcast and the Times lead Rugby Writer, Alex Lowe to discuss the ongoing financial crisis for Worcester Warriors, and more recently Wasps. Worcester have now been suspended from playing any rugby until further notice as they’ve entered administration, where Wasps risk following them if they can’t pay back a tax bill in the next 20 days. Both Alex’s discussions insight not only what this means for the immediate and short term future for both teams, but what this means for the league itself. Could there be future reforms to the leagues structure? And what needs changing with the current commercial model? Find out in this episode of the scrum down.

00:10 Intro And Premiership Run down02:21 - Alex Lowe Introduction03:00 - Worcester Warriors06:00 - Worcester defending a winding up order08:10 - Worcester’s current owners trying to avoid administration10:10- Could the owners have avoided the ban from Rugby?12:30 - Is this a wake-up call for the RFU and Premiership Rugby?14:50 - The governance of the Premiership18:00 - Solutions for the league & Possible 10 team formats.22:15 - Expansion vs. Contraction for The Premiership.24:00 - Wasps Enter Administration26:30 - What has happened to Wasps?29:00 - Was the pandemic to blame for Wasps?32:20 - Where do the premiership go to fix this?33:30 - Where aren’t casual Rugby fans engaged in the premiership?36:30 - Should the RFU take over the development systems of the clubs?

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