WORCESTER HAVE BROUGHT some breathing space in their battle for survival after finding the finance needed to keep their squad intact for at least another month.
It means the feared player exodus has been avoided for now – as of midnight on Wednesday players could signal their intention to depart Sixways on breach of contract. The crisis appeared to have deepened when a statement released on social media by director of rugby Steve Diamond announced that the clash with Glasgow in Inverness had been called off because of the unpaid wages.Despite this latest development, however, that fixture will still not be played, with Worcester’s squad due to train on Thursday and Friday instead.