Wasps have pulled out of Saturday’s Premiership clash with Exeter and admit it is likely they will go into administration by the end of the week.

The news is a crushing blow not least to the famous English club but also the game as a whole as the former Heineken Cup winners are now on the brink.

Wasps‘ woes follow on Worcester Warriors’ issues, with the Sixways club already falling into administration and being suspended from the Premiership for the remainder of the season.

Administration in the coming days

“It has become clear that there is likely to be insufficient time to find a solvent solution for the companies within the group, and it is therefore likely that they will enter into administration in the coming days with a view to concluding deals shortly thereafter,” read a Wasps statement on their official website.

“In light of the current situation, we have therefore taken the decision to withdraw the Wasps men’s team from this Saturday’s league fixture against Exeter Chiefs.”

Wasps Holdings Limited recently confirmed a second notice of intention to appoint administrators had been filed, adding talks were ongoing with possible investors, including ex-Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, in the face of a winding-up order from HM Revenue and Customs for £2million in unpaid tax.

The former Premiership champions also face having to pay back a £35million bond which had helped finance their relocation to Coventry during 2014.

Failure to secure finance required to prevent administration could now result in automatic relegation from England’s top flight down to the Championship.

Working tirelessly to save club

The Wasps statement continued: “Since filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 21st September, we have been working tirelessly to secure the long-term future for Wasps Holdings Limited, and all of the organisations and clubs that sit within the group.

“Negotiations to secure deals that will allow the men’s and women’s rugby teams, netball team and the arena (Coventry Building Society Arena) and associated business to move forward are ongoing.

“While the companies within the group all represent strong and viable businesses, the reality is that they have insufficient cash at this time to continue to fund operations until these complex negotiations have concluded.

“We have therefore been asking potential funders and investors to provide bridging finance to provide enough time for a solvent solution to be found. Regrettably, this has not been possible to date, although we will continue to pursue this until the very last opportunity.

“This (withdrawing from Saturday’s game) was an extremely difficult decision to make, and we recognise that this will not only impact on our players, staff and supporters, but also Exeter Chiefs and the wider rugby community.

Right course of action at this time

“However, we strongly believe it is the right course of action when, at this time, we are unable to meet our regulatory requirements in the absence of fully-concluded deal negotiations.

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“We understand that this news will be disappointing and concerning for everyone involved. Our immediate focus will be on ensuring that all of our players and the staff of Wasps and the arena are fully updated and given the support they need.

“While these are challenging times, we remain confident that new owners will be found that will allow the clubs and businesses within the Group to move forward.”

In their glory years, Wasps won the Heineken Cup twice and Challenge Cup once on the European stage and have lifted the Premiership trophy four times.

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Speaking in an interview with RTL, Lyon captain Nabil Fékir had the following to say on a potential move to Liverpool.

“Why not. Afterwards there will be discussions with the president, with my entourage, to take a decision. In life, you should never rule anything out.”

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Gloucester head coach George Skivington praised the Premiership for providing another thrilling game that saw his side beat Bristol Bears 31-28.

He insists the on-pitch product “has never been better” after an eight-try epic at Kingsholm, which was part of an absorbing day of action in England.

The Premiership has been under a cloud over the past month after Wasps and Worcester Warriors were suspended from the league amid financial problems.

Wasps are reportedly set to follow the Warriors into administration, with the country’s flagship club competition rocked so early into the campaign.

On-field product never been better

But while there are issues off the field, Skivington could not be more upbeat about the product on it as the Cherry and Whites and Bristol put on a show.

“Pat (Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam) and I spoke before the game about how, despite all the carnage in the background, the actual product on the field has never been better,” he said.

“I am sure for a neutral it was a great game. Not so much the coaches.

“We are finding ourselves on the back foot and digging ourselves out. Those games have gone the other way (in the past).

“Bristol at home two years ago, it was heading for a draw and we gave away a penalty in pretty much exactly the same spot and lost. We are in more of these games than we were previously.

“I thought our scrum was outstanding, but our lineout and maul probably didn’t fire to the level we are used to firing at. We will take that as a blip and work hard on that.

“The old adage of a win’s a win is so true. The doggedness, I am always proud of this team from that point of view.”

Despite the Bears losing out at Kingsholm, Lam took the positives from a much-improved effort after his team lost 50-14 against Exeter last time out.

Improvements from Bristol Bears

“We looked a lot better this week,” he said. “We needed to stay in our system in the second half, which we did, although it was unfortunate we butchered a couple of tries.

“You always worry if you are not creating opportunities, but we created heaps today. We had plenty of chances, but unfortunately we didn’t finish them.

“It is not an easy place to play, Kingsholm. Fair play to George (Skivington) and what they have done here.

“It was a real test and it was neck and neck right until the end. At this level you are tested about getting the little things done really well.

“The Premiership is tough. Any points you can get are massive. We took two today and we are gutted we missed out on three more.

“There is some very good rugby being played in the Premiership at the moment. The product is awesome.”

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Sale Sharks secured their fifth successive victory to start the Premiership season after they beat London Irish 37-14 in a bonus-point triumph.

Tries from Dan du Preez, Joe Carpenter, Tom Roebuck (2) and Ewan Ashman helped Alex Sanderson’s outfit to a maximum at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Rob du Preez contributed off the kicking tee with 12 points in a comfortable success as Sale continue their excellent start to the Premiership campaign.

For London Irish, their try scorers were Ollie Hassell-Collins and Benhard Janse van Rensburg, with Paddy Jackson converting both of their crossings.

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The home side started the game on the front foot and their dominance paid off when Dan du Preez barrelled over to open the scoring, with Rob du Preez adding the extras to give them an early 7-0 lead.

Rob du Preez extended the hosts’ lead, slotting over a penalty after the visitors had pulled down the scrum to make it 10-0 after 25 minutes.

On the stroke of half-time the home side pressed home their advantage when Carpenter touched down in the left-hand corner after the ball had been spun through the backs.

Rob du Preez’s poor conversion attempt did not clear the uprights to make the score 15-0.

The visitors responded instantly through Hassell-Collins who picked up the loose ball after Sale spilled the restart and darted over in the corner, with Jackson’s impressive kick bringing the score to 15-7 at the break.

The hosts were on the scoreboard less than three minutes after the restart, Raffi Quirke’s box kick taking an awkward bounce that caught the Irish defence flatfooted, allowing Roebuck to sneak in and touch the ball down, Rob du Preez adding the conversion to push the lead to 22-7.

The visitors responded quickly, Van Rensburg touching down in the corner after the ball had spilled loose from a lineout drive, Jackson again perfect with the kick to make the score 22-14.

The bonus-point try came not too long after, Roebuck eventually finishing under the posts after several linebreaks, although he took a nasty hit from both his opposite number and the posts in the process of scoring the try. Rob du Preez added the extras to make it 29-14.

The visitors’ attempts to get back into the game never really amounted to much as a result of unforced errors, sloppy kicks or poor decision-making.

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That sloppiness also slipped into their defending as a high tackle from Chandler Cunningham-Smith presented Rob du Preez with the opportunity to extend the lead further, which he took to make it 32-14 with just over ten minutes to play.

There was still time for one more try for the home side, another rolling maul allowing Ashman to get his name on the scoresheet to make it 37-14.

Replacement Tom Curtis couldn’t add the conversion and the home side saw the game out to claim top spot in the Premiership.

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RMC report that PSG will lose 20-year-old central midfielder Lorenzo Callegari to Genoa when his contract with the Ligue 1 champions expires at the end of the season.

Callegari, who shares a lawyer with Thiago Motta, will sign a 4-year deal with the Serie A outfit.

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The Black Ferns eased past Wales, scoring nine tries in their 55-3 victory in their quarter-final at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Whangarei on Saturday.

Portia Woodman opened the scoring from a line-out set play in the 13th minute as Ruahei Demant converted the try. However, Wales responded with their only points of the game three minutes later through a Keira Bevan penalty.

From then on, it was one-way traffic as Ruby Tui, Sarah Hirini and Amy Rule all scored tries before the break, handing the hosts a 26-3 lead at the turnover.

Woodman would cross the whitewash again three minutes into the second period to notch her 20th World Cup try, surpassing England’s Sue Day as the World Cup’s all-time leading try-scorer.

The scoreboard continued to tick with further five-pointers from Luka Connor (2), Alana Bremmer and Demant, who finished with five conversions on the night.

It was yet another commanding performance from the Black Ferns, who have gathered huge momentum heading into the semi-final at their home tournament.

France beat Italy to advance to the semi-finals

France also advanced to the semi-finals after a strong 39-3 victory against Italy in Saturday’s early game.

The French side got off to a dream start as wing Joanna Grisez benefitted from a charge from Emilie Boulard, resulting in a try under the posts converted by fly-half Caroline Drouin.

There were no further scores until the 39th minute when Italy’s Michela Sillari kicked a penalty to get her side on the board, before Drouin responded with three points of her own to take a 10-3 lead for France into the break.

The first half did not end according to plan for Italy, who saw wing Maria Magatti sent to the sin bin for a professional foul, meaning the first nine minutes of the second period would be played with a player down.

France thought they had obliged and scored a powerful try through number eight Charlotte Escudero in the 47th minute, but it was ruled out due to a knock-on and instead added three further points through Drouin soon after.

The French side thought they had scored again but had another try ruled out before being awarded a penalty try from the resultant scrum in the 63rd minute.

Italy’s discipline let them down again as Silvia Turani was also yellow carded in the 66th minute, opening the door for France, who scored three tries in four minutes through Laure Touye and a double from Grisez, who completed her hat-trick. Drouin kicked one conversion, while replacement Line Queyroi added another.

In the end, France was ultimately too strong and produced a solid performance to advance to the semi-finals.

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Premiership side Wasps have become the second club in the league to be placed in administration this season.

Wasps Holdings Limited confirmed the news on Monday, and the company has ceased trading immediately, with administrators FRP saying that 167 employees have been made redundant. This includes players and coaching staff from the various squads in the group.

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Down to 11

Wasps join Worcester in administration, meaning the Premiership has been reduced to 11 teams from 13, as the Coventry outfit has already been suspended from competition.

Wasps had a winding-up order from HM Revenue and Customs for £2million in unpaid tax and a £35million bond that funded the club’s relocation in 2014.

Joint administrator Andrew Sheridan admitted the news is “devastating” and said the focus is on supporting all of those who lost their jobs.

“This is a dark day for English rugby, and we know this will be devastating news for every Wasps player and member of staff, past players, sponsors, and their thousands of supporters throughout the world, and anyone who has ever been involved with this great club,” Sheridan said.

“Our immediate focus is on supporting those who have lost their jobs this morning.

“This will be an incredibly challenging time for every individual, and we will be assisting them in making claims to the redundancy payments service.

“The board and many others across the club have worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to try and find a solution that would allow the club to move forward, and it is with great regret that there has been insufficient time to allow this to happen.

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“However, we remain in ongoing discussions with interested parties and are confident that a deal will be secured that will allow Wasps to continue.

“We would like to thank the RFU (Rugby Football Union) and PRL (Premiership Rugby) for their support to date, and we continue to engage closely with them as negotiations with interested parties continue.

“Of course, time remains of the essence and we will be doing everything in our power to progress discussions with interested parties as quickly as possible, while fulfilling our statutory duties as administrators.

“This will include discussions with Wasps FC, the amateur club aligned to the Wasps Women team, to explore options that may allow the Wasps Women team to continue playing.

“Despite the challenging and complex environment, we have been heartened by the supportive approach taken by all stakeholders to date and are confident that this will continue now that the business is in administration, with all focused on securing an outcome that is in the best interests of rugby and the wider community.”

Out-of-contract attacker Hatem Ben Arfa has already received a host of offers for his signature, with his disappointing spell at PSG coming to a close at the end of this month, according to L’Équipe.

Sides to have submitted formal proposal include Tigres (Mexico), Rubin Kazan (Russia) and Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), with Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Besiktas remaining hell-bent on picking the Frenchman up this summer, having persistently been an attempting to win Ben Arfa’s signature for the best part of two years now.

In France, Lyon President Aulas has been in touch with the player’s entourage in recent weeks, whilst Rennes have made no secret of the fact that they want to add him to their ranks, even if they believe that they will not be able to meet Ben Arfa’s eventual salary demands.

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In Spain, there is promising interest from the trio of Valencia, Villarreal and Sevilla, but nothing concrete as of yet.

Ben Arfa has given his agents a clear mandate this summer: to find him a club with a sensible manager who have European football to offer – that search could be long.

OGC Nice has announced their first signing of the summer transfer window, the Brazilian defensive-midfielder Danilo Barbosa from SC Braga. The 20-year-old midfielder spent the previous two years of his career with the Portuguese side, SC Braga, where he made 76 appearances, netting 6 times. The details of the transfer are undisclosed, the French club have not revealed the transfer fee or the duration of the contract signed.

OGC Nice have committed to their “philosophy,” which is to bet on young prospects with enormous potential. According to the club’s website, OGC Nice has been following the development of the Brazilian for several seasons, and what attracted them most is the player’s solid experience of the European football.

For the past few months, speculation has been rife surrounding Jean-Michael Seri’s future at the club.

Could the arrival of the Barbosa mean the departure of the Ivorian Seri, or is the Brazilian considered an addition to the team? Only time will tell.

Les Aiglons are understood to have inserted a €70m release clause into the player’s contract.

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The United Rugby Championship continues on Friday as two games take place, with Glasgow Warriors and the Scarlets hosting Benetton and Leinster in their respective fixtures.

Glasgow Warriors v Benetton

Scotland U20 standouts Alex Samuel and Euan Ferrie are both in line for their Glasgow Warriors debuts this weekend, after both were named in the matchday 23 for Friday’s clash with Benetton at Scotstoun.

It will be Samuel’s first-ever competitive appearance in Glasgow colours, the second-rower having put pen to paper on a first professional contract with the Warriors over the summer.

Scotland age-grade team-mate Ferrie will also make his first appearance for the Warriors if he comes off the bench, with the man from East Kilbride in his second season as part of the Scottish Rugby Academy at Scotstoun.

Head coach Franco Smith names a starting XV showing 11 changes from the club’s most recent outing, as Glasgow look to finish the first block of 2022/23 fixtures on the front foot against their Scottish-Italian Shield rivals.

An all-new front-row combination sees Murphy Walker return from Scotland camp to make his first start of the season at tighthead, joining Oli Kebble and Fraser Brown at the coalface.

Sintu Manjezi is one of four players to retain their places from the meeting with the Sharks in Durban, the South African packing down alongside debutant Samuel in the second-row.

Sione Vailanu will make his first appearance at Scotstoun after making his debut off the bench in Durban last time out, with Ryan Wilson shifting to the blindside to accommodate the Tongan in a back-row completed by Gregor Brown.

Behind the scrum, a new half-back combination sees both Jamie Dobie and Domingo Miotti make their first starts of the season, the former appearing in a Glasgow Warriors matchday squad for the first time since a hamstring injury sustained during his summer loan spell at Bay of Plenty.

A brace of returnees from Scotland camp will combine in the midfield, as Stafford McDowall lines up inside club captain Kyle Steyn in the centres.

Josh McKay is the only back to retain his place from the club’s most recent outing, with the full-back joined by Sebastian Cancelliere and Rufus McLean in the back-three.

Smith and his coaching team once again elect for a six-two split of forwards and backs on the bench, with Ferrie covering the back-row in his first outing in professional rugby.

Johnny Matthews is the most-experienced Warrior available off the bench, the hooker joining Simon Berghan and Nathan McBeth as the front-row cover.

JP du Preez and Lewis Bean provide a physical presence to the replacements, with Bean set for his first outing for Glasgow since the Round One clash away to Benetton last month.

Sean Kennedy comes into the matchday 23 to cover at scrum-half, whilst Tom Jordan completes the squad by rotating to the bench after starting each of Glasgow’s five fixtures to date this campaign.

Meanwhile, Benetton head coach Marco Bortolami has rung the changes to his run-on side which suffered a defeat against the Bulls in Treviso last weekend.

There are 10 alterations in all with Rhyno Smith returning to start at full-back at the expense of Giacomo Da Re, who shifts to fly-half where he takes over from Tomas Albornoz. The only other alteration in the backline sees Joaquin Riera coming in at outside centre for Ignacio Brex.

In the forwards, there’s a new-look back-row with former Moana Pasifika stalwart Henry Stowers lining up at number eight while Sebastian Negri and Giovanni Pettinelli are the starting flankers.

Carl Wegner comes in to join Scott Scrafton as the starting locks with Tiziano Pasquali and Nahuel Tetaz packing down in the front-row as the starting props alongside hooker Federico Zani.

The teams:

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Kyle Steyn (c), 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Rufus McLean, 10 Domingo Miotti, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Gregor Brown, 6 Ryan Wilson, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Sintu Manjezi, 3 Murphy Walker, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Oli Kebble
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Lewis Bean, 21 Euan Ferrie, 22 Sean Kennedy, 23 Tom Jordan

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Joaquin Riera, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Henry Stowers, 7 Sebastian Negri, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Carl Wegner, 4 Scott Scrafton, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Federico Zani, 1 Nahuel Tetaz
Replacements: 16 Manuel Arroyo, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Marco Lazzaroni, 20 Abraham Steyn, 21 Alessandro Izekor, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Marcus Watson

Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Finlay Brown (Scotland), Michael Todd (Scotland)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Scarlets v Leinster

Tom Rogers and Aaron Shingler return from injury to take their place in the Scarlets’ starting XV to face Leinster in Round Seven of the United Rugby Championship at Parc y Scarlets.

Rogers has recovered from a hamstring issue and comes in on the right wing, while experienced international back-row Shingler plays his first match of the campaign following a knee problem. They are two of five changes to the side that took the field against Connacht in Galway last weekend.

Rogers is joined in the back three by Johnny McNicholl and Ryan Conbeer, who will run out for his 50th Scarlets appearance.

Steff Evans continues in midfield alongside skipper Jonathan Davies, while Dan Jones gets the nod at fly-half. He partners Wales and Lions scrum-half Gareth Davies, who returns to the side after missing the Connacht match.

The only change in the front five comes at hooker with Daf Hughes coming in for Ken Owens — one of seven players unavailable because of Wales duty. Hughes slots in between Steff Thomas and Harri O’Connor in the front-row, with Jac and Tom Price again named at lock.

The other change comes at blindside flanker with Shingler replacing Macleod. The on-loan Dan Thomas, who impressed on his return to Scarlets colours in Galway, continues at openside, while the competition’s leading carrier, Sione Kalamafoni, starts at eight.

On the bench, 19-year-old Archie Hughes comes in to provide scrum-half cover.

Meanwhile, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has also named a side which contains several changes after their win over Munster at the Aviva Stadium last weekend.

It’s a new back three for Cullen this week with two Academy players, Chris Cosgrave and Rob Russell, joined by the experienced Dave Kearney. It will be Cosgrave’s first involvement of the campaign and only his second start ever.

In the centre Charlie Ngatai is joined by Liam Turner this week, with Irish internationals Luke McGrath and Ross Byrne the half-backs.

Ed Byrne, John McKee and Thomas Clarkson form the front-row selected by Cullen, with McKee and Clarkson making their first starts of the season.

Ross Molony and Jason Jenkins are selected in the second-row with Rhys Ruddock back as captain. Scott Penny and Max Deegan complete the back-row.

On the bench it will be a special weekend for the families, friends and clubs of Tadgh McElroy, Charlie Tector and Ben Brownlee, with all three in line to make debuts off the bench.

The teams:

Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Steff Evans, 12 Jonathan Davies (c), 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Tom Price, 4 Jac Price, 3 Harri O’Connor, 2 Daf Hughes, 1 Steff Thomas
Replacements: 16 Shaun Evans, 17 Kelmsey Mathias, 18 Willgriff John, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Iwan Shenton, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Corey Baldwin

Leinster:  15 Chris Cosgrave, 14 Rob Russell, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 John McKee, 1 Ed Byrne
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Vakh Abdaladze, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Ben Brownlee

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Simon Mills (Wales)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

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