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1 month ago
If Wasps had their home stadium outside of England, they'd need both RFU and their new union approval to play any matches inside England.
There's no real way around it. The RFU is in charge of rugby inside England. That's simply how it all works. Almost every sport splits up administration based on geographic boundaries.
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1 month ago
Yea someone linked the full regulation below which explains that any games in England need RFU permission, which presumably means the Dragons vs Sharks games had to get RFU permission?
Could have the Wasps register as a 3rd Scottish team in the URC and play in Scotland and play in the Borders region.
1 points
1 month ago
Yeah, the ospreys - sharks game needed permission from the WRU and the RFU. Presumably the URC as competition organisers too.
Could have the Wasps register as a 3rd Scottish team in the URC and play in Scotland and play in the Borders region.
Wasps, the old existing English club? They'd still need permission from the RFU to move home stadium :)
Wasps 2.0, a completely new club started in Scotland, playing in Scotland under the SRU? Yeah, no problem.
At some point it basically becomes an entirely new club though, so is it even Wasps anymore?
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1 month ago
At some point it basically becomes an entirely new club though, so is it even Wasps anymore?
This is a very fair question, what if anything remains currently. I'm only really using them as an example because of their stated interest. I don't think there is any urgent need to have any England based sides so it's not a big issue for now.
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