Reports have suggested that Premiership Rugby have had initial discussions with the Welsh Rugby Union about two Welsh regions joining England’s elite club competition
The Rugby Paper have revealed that the pair of clubs would join the league from the start of the 2023/24 season.
They’d be used to ‘fill potential vacancies that will be left if financially distressed Worcester Warriors and Wasps go to the wall in the coming weeks.’
Warriors were suspended from playing last Monday and will be put into administration after failing to meet a Rugby Football Union funding ultimatum.
The men’s team are now banned from the Premiership and the women’s side from the Premier 15s.
Administration means the men’s side could be sanctioned with either a points deduction or relegation.
The week prior, Wasps filed notice in the High Court that they intend to appoint administrators to “protect the club’s interests”.
All 13 Premiership Club Owners Ranked By Their Net Worth
Gallagher Premiership owners are growing richer than ever before, but how much are they worth?
There’s currently trouble at Worcester Warriors, which isn’t awfully surprising when you compare their owners wealth to their Premiership rivals
Four clubs have no clear owner:
The full list is made up of data from talkSPORT, The Mirror and The Sun.
Exeter Chiefs: N/A
Club states that it remains owned by 700 members, the shares held by John Lockyer, Bob Staddon, Paul Derbyshire and Ian Pugsley acting as trustees.
Leicester Tigers owner: N/A
Most recent annual return notes a large number of individual shareholders; club states that no person owns 50% or more of the club shares.
Saracens: N/A
No overall controlling party following the purchase of the club from Nigel Wray.
Northampton Saints owner: N/A
No overall controlling party.
Now, take a look through the gallery to reveal the estimated net worth of the Gallagher Premiership’s owners and top shareholders.