London Irish: Premiership club served winding-up petition by HMRC

London Irish finished 5th successful the Premiership successful 2022-23

London Irish person been served a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs implicit an unpaid taxation bill.

But connected Friday petitions were filed astatine the High Court against London Irish Holdings Limited and London Irish Rugby Football Ground Limited.

Irish could yet beryllium suspended from the apical formation of English rugby.

For the nine to debar suspension, they indispensable implicit a takeover oregon show they person the backing to run for the full 2023-24 season.

The winding-up petition came connected the time that the UK authorities appointed autarkic advisers to enactment rugby national bosses arsenic they effort to sphere the aboriginal of the nonrecreational crippled aft the failures of Worcester and Wasps past season.

HMRC would not remark specifically connected London Irish but a spokesperson said: "We instrumentality a supportive attack to dealing with customers who person taxation debts and lone record winding-up petitions erstwhile we've exhausted each different options, successful bid to support taxpayers' money."

As portion of the Rugby Football Union's latest 6 June takeover deadline, the Exiles person been told they indispensable guarantee the May payroll for each unit and players is paid successful afloat - with lone 50% received truthful far.

An American consortium is successful discussions to instrumentality implicit the the club, who person debts successful the portion of £30m, but has yet to supply impervious of funds to the RFU, arsenic good arsenic different documentation needed for the acquisition to beryllium approved.