London Irish Holdings Limited and London Irish Scottish Richmond Limited - administration

London Irish Holdings Limited and London Irish Scottish Richmond Limited, a West London-based professional rugby union football club established in 1898 which competes in the Premiership, has entered administration. London Irish Holdings Limited owns the club’s state of the art training ground and London Irish Scottish Richmond Limited operates the club. As with other professional rugby clubs across the UK, the Covid-19 pandemic posed serious problems for London Irish, with the shuttering of stadiums and cessation of gate receipts leading to a dramatic reduction in club revenues. Following a protracted sale process which did not result in a sale, Lee Manning and Simon Jagger of ReSolve were appointed Joint Administrators. The English Sports Council and Powerday PLC have registered charges against the companies, while Close Leasing Limited has a registered charge against just London Irish Scottish Richmond Limited.