After going into administration in October, which saw the players and staff being made redundant, a consortium led by Christopher Holland has taken over the club. Wasps accepted into the Championship… One English side has thankfully been saved after the Midlands outfit were allowed into the second-tier by meeting the Rugby Football Union’s terms. The news keeps getting better for the club as their president announced that Wallabies utility back Reece Hodge will join the side in November this year after the World Cup, signing a three-year deal. It was nip and tuck for the side this weekend, however, as they needed a clutch penalty from Camille Lopez to seal a 29-26 victory over Stade Francais, which cements their sixth-place ranking on the league table for at least another week. The Southwestern French club are unbeaten in their nine home games this season in France’s top flight. He will also remain at Leinster for the duration of his deal in what is a significant boost for both province and country.īrilliant Bayonne: Promoted from the PROD2 at the start of the season, Bayonne are flying high on their return to the Top 14. It is thoroughly deserved for Keenan, who has cemented his place in the Irish XV, starting 27 of their past 29 Test matches. Hugo Keenan gets his reward: After impressing for Ireland since making his debut in 2020, the outstanding full-back has signed his first central contract, which will keep him in the country until at least 2026. The full-back, 37, was part of a backline which included Jimmy Gopperth (39), Chris Ashton (35), Ben Youngs (33) and Matt Scott (32), showing that age really is just a number. Coincidently for both players, Goode’s record came against Brown’s Leicester, with the ex-Quins man making his Tigers debut. Care made his 352nd appearance for Harlequins, beating Mike Brown’s previous club record, while Goode played his 350th game for Saracens. Golden oldies: Congratulations to Danny Care and Alex Goode, who reached significant milestones at the weekend.
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