Wasps: RFU withdraws offer of Championship place for 2023-24 season

The Rugby Football Union has withdrawn its connection to Wasps of a spot successful the Championship for 2023-24.

The erstwhile Premiership broadside volition present beryllium placed "at the bottommost of the playing pyramid" successful English rugby.

The existent bottommost level successful the English pyramid is the 10th tier.

Assuming doubly erstwhile European champions Wasps, primitively a north-west London side, are inactive considered to beryllium based successful the Midlands that would enactment them successful either 4 Midlands West (North) oregon 4 Midlands West (South).

Wasps' exertion to instrumentality to nonrecreational rugby for the 2023-24 play successful the Championship was fixed support by the RFU connected 16 December, the aforesaid time that chap Midlands broadside Worcester's was rejected.

But the connection made to Wasps was taxable to a fig of conditions being met.

An RFU connection said: "These included evidencing outgo to rugby creditors and putting successful spot suitable governance structures including a bulk autarkic committee and a process for managing risk.

"The RFU was besides acrophobic astir the deficiency of advancement engaging coaching unit and players.

"The nine stated that it could not conscionable these commitments, recommit to participating successful the Championship successful 2023-24 oregon prosecute unit of players until further concern was secured. "

More to follow.