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Worcester Warriors’ owners said a deal to sell the club is moving at a “rapid pace” and that they have three interested buyers after four local members of parliament urged the government to put the Premiership side into administration.

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Worcester was served with a winding-up petition over unpaid tax, reportedly worth more than six million pounds , in August and also owe 14 million pounds after taking out a long-term loan during the pandemic. “Avoiding administration is in the best interests of the club’s creditors, not to mention its players and staff,” Whittingham and Goldring said in a joint statement later on Monday.

Rugby Football Union regulations state that a club placed in administration once the season has begun will be relegated for the following campaign.

 

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