when three professional premiership clubs, worcesterl premiership clubs, worcester warrior, wasps andondon irish all went bust. ., , ., . , ., went bust. to see a third club go out of the _ went bust. to see a third club go out of the league, _ went bust. to see a third club go out of the league, was _ went bust. to see a third club go out of the league, was shocking, really, and you kind of wonder, you know, about the state of rugby. the premiership rugby club worcester warriors have been spending. they have debts of £25 million, including at least 6 million in unpaid tax. the world cup here in france? a global celebration of the game and its challenges, the final, here at the stade de france puts an international spotlight on a sport that world rugby says has grown 11 percent this year alone. but it comes at a time where the future of the professional game in england is unclear. a combination of debt december and annual losses compounded by the covid pandemic led a parliamentary committee to conclude that england's professional game was in disarray, some of the star players have sin

the premiership rugby club worcester warriors have been suspended from all competitions after failingmeet a deadline set by the rugby football union to provide a plan for their future funding. worcester have debts of £25 million, including at least six million in unpaid tax. matt kvesic goes over the line. referee: i've got to check. for me as a reporter understanding what's happened hasn't just been a professional journey. it's also been a personal one. my husband, matt kvecic, was one of the worcester warriors players who lost his job. it was tough, like, it was there's so much uncertainty at the time, which i think was, um, that's probably the toughest bit, but almost the worst bit was like there was also hope at the time as well. rugby is a physical game. you don't want to be going into it with ifs and buts because that's when you get injured. did we deep down really think it was going to come through? probably, probably not with everything that was going on and the meetings we were having behind closed doors in, you know, and with the premier rugby and the rfu, they wouldn't fill

worcester warriors women have pulled out of this season's league and cup competitions with immediate's cameron norrie has been beaten in straight sets by american top seed and defending champion taylor fritz in the first round of the japan open. jack draper was also beaten by australia's alex de minaur. bit of sad news to bring you now, ivor robson, the official starter at the open for 41 years, has died aged 83. on the tv from ireland... robson, described by the r&a as "one of the most distinctive voices in golf", began his career at carnoustie in 1975 and retired in 2015. he delivered the famous "on the tee..." introductions in his famous scottish accent at the open and many other tournaments. during his career robson announced almost 19 thousand players at the open. to the shock of the cricket world cup so far, the netherlands have been south africa by 38 rounds. it throws a possible qualification from the open as patrick gary reports. behind the netherlands the himalayas, in front an improbable climb. south africa unbeaten at this tournament surely too quick and too good for a te