Cornish Pirates announce US investment into Champ Rugby team Sport Business US investors have taken a stake in Champ Rugby club Cornish Pirates as English ovalball continues to be seen as an attractive asset class. The Cornish Pirates, who play their home games at Mennaye Field in Penzance, have become the first known English rugby union club to onboard major American investors. J. Kenneth Moritz and [...]
Cornish Pirates: We will kick door down to reach franchised Prem Rugby Sport Business The chief executive of Cornish Pirates insists she is ready to “kick the door down” to get her Champ side into Prem Rugby if the top flight becomes a ringfenced franchise league. Prem Rugby and the Rugby Football Union are exploring a franchise model which would see the current 10 teams form a new ring-fenced [...]
RFU threatening Championship teams with league expulsion, clubs say at war Rugby Football Union have threatened Championship clubs with removal from the professional game structure.