Rugby Union RWC and Season 2011-12

Aah,now you may be starting to understand the workings of the RFU....Lol

I think it's good news.

Congratulations

Is that congrats to the Tigers for stuffing Worcester.....

We're doomed.

Well the Tigers kept their end up today with another bonus point win over Quins and Quins first beating of the season on their home turf......

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The board of London Wasps Holdings Limited can today provide the following update on the on-going Club sale process.

 

Following the decision by Wycombe District Council last July to withdraw its support for a new Sporting Village and Stadium for London Wasps, the Club has been searching for new investment and subsequently new owners.

The board is disappointed to confirm that negotiations, which had been leading towards an imminent takeover of the Club, have stalled.

The board, having taken independent advice, is able to confirm that London Wasps Holdings Limited remains nevertheless a going concern.

However, the board acknowledges the urgency of the current situation surrounding the Club.

There are on-going active discussions with other potential investors but the Club is seeking, using all best endeavours, further expressions of interest.

London Wasps Chairman Mark Rigby said: "London Wasps has a long and successful history, and is one of the best known brands in the game, and the board is convinced that the right backer exists. With a great squad in place and the excellent Dai Young at the helm, we believe we are set to make a strong impact next season. Time is however short and we urgently need a new investor or consortium to back this belief."

Investment queries are being handled by advisers Baker Tilly

 

 

 

 

 

So what has occured here then Mark/Jamie..??????????

This has been on the cards for some time. Wasps have no assets and no-one prepared or able to invest. I posted about this on Facebook a while back. There is a very real danger that Wasps will not exist next season.

Boo!

3 jeers for Leicester Tigers......hip, hip, booo, hip, hip, booo, hip, hip, booooooooo!!!!!!

It seems that he is not in a charitable mood James 

5th May, last round of the Premiership regular season and it's all to play for, all matches kicking off at 14:00hrs.

At a sell out Welford Road, 24,000 are looking to Tigers eating Bath for lunch with a bonus point win to go top of the league, after languishing in 11th at one point in the season.

11th, that's where Wasps are now, and playing Gosforth Newcastle, currently 12th and bottom, to beat the drop.  Wasps are playing for far more than this, for nothing less than their very survival, as staying in the Premiership is a requirement for their one rescue bid in place.  Newcastle, to be fair, have been anticipating going down for most of the season, and with a ground and Deano Richards in place as new Director of Rugby after today, they are probably in a better place to go down and come back up, renewed in a season or two.

Harlequins want to stop Tigers going top.  Saracens - and the rest of the league - want to stop Tigers having a home semi-final.  Northampton want to stop Exeter keeping them out of 4th place and the final play-off birth; and vice-versa.  And various others are battling to be in the top 6, to get a Heineken Cup berth for the 2012/13 season.

So all-in-all, exciting stuff.

All there is now (having buried the hamster - and yes, he was dead) is to have a shower and set off for Leicester.

T-IIII-GGG-EEE-RRRRR-SSSSSS!

George Chuter

250th Premiership game today

(one of several Tigers landmarks today)

Job done,Now for the Saffers......

...phew...

Not the best way to clinch safety by losing to the bottom team, but it was very squeaky bum time. We looked fairly comfortable with Richard Haughton running riot through the Falcons midfield. Ben Broster's sending off changed the complexion of the game, though and the later inexplicable penalty Barnes awarded Newcastle when their no 21 should have been binned put them in our 22 and under pressure. Not sure of the name of their 21, I'll look out for him on the TV highlights!

It was good to see a packed ground today......at least we still have good support. With survival in the Premiership we also have a potential future with this consortium who have signed an agreement conditional on that fact. One of the few positives that has come out of this season is the number of Academy youngsters who have been blooded in the senior team because of the injuries and retirements we have suffered this season. It will be years before we trouble the likes of Tigers again, but at least we have hope of a future now.

Allez, allez, allez...........

I bet Steve Hayes whacks up the ground rent when the club is sold

Hello?........Hello?.............Anybody there?!!!

Yayyyy!

Go Quins!

Yes well done Quins and even if we had won i`d have said that they were the moral champions but we will see if they are good enough to be there next year and challenge the Tigers again.

As is my want though i do have to say that the Ref was inconsistant and shows why the english refs have been demoted from international dutys

What a win for Scotland!

Gutsy win by the Scots. I live fairly close to the ground and the weather was even worse than it looked on TV.

I did not get to see the game but well done the Jocks.

On another note it`s bloody annoying that the junior world cup is being shown on Sky......

Scotland.  A great pleasure to hear about.

A round trouncing of the northern hemisphere today. The NZ v Ireland game was particularly one-sided. Wales were disappointing against Australia who were clearly fired up. Nonetheless, if you have pretensions to greatness you have to win those games when the opportunities present themselves.

England gave a decent account of themselves in the first half, matching the Boks for physicality and beating them at the breakdown. They were then completely bullied in the second half, just like they were in 2010 after that particular autumnal false dawn. It'll only get worse in the next game on the high veld where the Springbok kicking game will be even more difficult to manage.

England will learn from this experience though, and will now know exactly what level of intensity is required at this level. It was good to see them cut loose towards the end and I would like to see a little more of this, in keeping with other Lancaster teams I have enjoyed watching. They will not win a purely physical battle with SA.