The decision has hit Premiership clubs particularly hard as they were budgeting for being allowed a limited number of fans for the start of the new season in November. “The implications of no crowds and no revenues without aid will be terminal for some of the Premiership clubs and catastrophic for their communities,” Bath owner Bruce Craig told the Times. Newcastle Falcons owner Semore Kurdi painted a bleak picture of the future for his club. Simon Orange, co-owner of Sale Sharks, said clubs were losing more than 1 million pounds per month and running out of options to stay afloat. “We are all working on our cashflow and working out how long we’ve got to survive.”

Source: Standard Digital September 25, 2020 09:45 UTC