9 team prem?

[Flankers' paradise]

Premiership Rugby rivals and CVC to fund Newcastle Falcons loan

The top flight of English rugby union, which includes Bath and Saracens, and CVC Capital Partners are in talks to provide about £4m in funding to the league's bottom club, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Bloody hell

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Rugby is dying as a sport...

 

[Rinkadink]

Why does it mention those clubs specifically?

 

[McTallshort]

Isn't CVC the whole problem?

 

[Weldit]

Premiership Rugby rivals and CVC to fund Newcastle Falcons loan

The top flight of English rugby union, which includes Bath and Saracens, and CVC Capital Partners are in talks to provide about £4m in funding to the league's bottom club, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

Good to see we've learnt from our mistakes...by making the exact same one.

 

[Flankers' paradise]

If the gov really wants to help the sport why don't they just cut their losses on the covid loans. It was only £88m to start with

 

[Which Tyler]

If the gov really wants to help the sport why don't they just cut their losses on the covid loans. It was only £88m to start with

Precedent, I guess

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Isn't CVC the whole problem?

Should have just hired a consultancy group rather than selling private equity.