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DIRECTOR of rugby Steve Diamond has labelled the partial liquidation of Worcester Warriors the “darkest day for English rugby”.
HM Revenue and Customs is pursuing the club, which is suspended from all competitions, for unpaid tax in the region of £6 million.
Judge Nicholas Briggs instructed that WRFC Players Ltd, a subsidiary of WRFC Trading Ltd through which players and some staff are paid, be wound up.
A winding-up petition against WRFC Trading Ltd, which remains in administration, has been suspended.
“This is the darkest day for English rugby,” Diamond wrote on Twitter.
“We thought we could turn the tanker around but it’s ended up like the Titanic, sadly. The ship has sunk, the captains are nowhere to be seen. The RFU/PRL band played in the background. There are a privileged few who have jobs.”
Club captain Ted Hill, Ollie Lawrence, Fergus Lee-Warner and Valeriy Morozov have already joined Bath on loan and other players will have their contracts terminated, along with members of staff.
Because they had not been paid for September, all players were able to leave on October 14, meaning that liquidation has simply brought their departure forward by nine days.
