Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gareth Thomas (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Monday, 3 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.
FUNDING FOR PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CLUBS
That this House notes the unfairness of the funding for rugby clubs from Premiership Rugby for newly-promoted clubs; further notes media reports that London Welsh RFC will receive just £1.5 million this season while other rugby teams will receive £4 million; further notes that together with other funding from Premiership Rugby, newly-promoted clubs will receive just 30 per cent of the funding received by established Premiership Rugby clubs; believes that this creates a huge financial disadvantage for promoted clubs; further notes that newly-promoted clubs in the top tier of French rugby receive additional financial help to be competitive; further believes that this unfair funding makes it extremely hard for newly-promoted clubs to compete with established clubs; and further notes that the UK and EU competition authorities should investigate Premiership Rugby to assess whether UK competition and anti-cartel rules are being broken.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 461
- Session
- 2014-15
- Other sponsors
- Paul Flynn
- Alan Meale
- David Anderson
- John Leech
- Ian Lavery
- Subjects
- Sports
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2022-10-10 10:09:27 +0100
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