Championship bid 'good news' for Warriors fans

Fans of erstwhile Premiership nine Worcester Warriors opportunity nan owner's volition to use for a imaginable spot successful nan Championship is "a measurement successful nan correct direction" aft 2 years of uncertainty complete its future.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) formally invited Warriors, who went into management successful 2022, to see being portion of nan projected new-look second-tier on Monday.

The deadline for immoderate look of liking is 13 October and Warriors' proprietor Christopher Holland has said that will beryllium made "next week".

"Presumably nan exertion will beryllium analyzable but it's refreshing that there's a deadline coming very soon," Warriors Supporters Trust president Marcus Mulcahy told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

This latest news comes days aft Holland, who assumed power of Warriors conscionable complete a twelvemonth ago, announced caller plans for nan club's Sixways location that see redevelopment of nan West and North Stands astatine nan ground, a multi-storey car park, a play driving scope and a star farm.

A five-figure sum has besides been allocated to refurbish nan artificial transportation and, disconnected nan field, a caller logo and websites are successful production.

"We've had respective bully news stories coming retired of nan past week and this is conscionable different another measurement successful nan correct guidance arsenic acold arsenic we're concerned," Mulcahy said.

"It's different bully news story."

The RFU's invitation applies to each willing clubs who meet nan minimum modular criteria to compete astatine tier-two level.

Those see clubs being financially sustainable arsenic good arsenic gathering different obligations specified arsenic increasing fanbases and commercialized activities.

The precise make-up of nan Championship beyond this play has yet to beryllium confirmed and a number of clubs person expressed concerns astir its finances.

"We've nary thought who galore different clubs will beryllium willing successful applying but person they done nan groundwork? It's a beautiful accelerated process," Mulcahy said.

"Preparations for adjacent play - by Christmas, you'd expect clubs to person started recruiting coaches and players.

"But it can't beryllium thing different than a measurement forward. Because we're successful regular interaction pinch nan ownership, we're very assured complete what they're trying to do.

"Chris Holland and everyone other astatine Sixways want to get rugby backmost and that's nan astir important thing.

"Let's dream it's a measurement nearer - it's an enticing imaginable for adjacent season."