Worcester owner Holland submits plans for Sixways

Worcester Warriors proprietor Chris Holland has submitted plans to redevelop nan wound-up erstwhile Premiership club's Sixways location - including a hotel, a aesculapian centre and a committedness to "return Warriors to master rugby".

Two years to nan time since they were suspended by nan Rugby Football Union (RFU) and had nan non-playing broadside of their cognition put into administration, Holland confirmed that revised plans are now pinch Wychavon District Council, nan section authority connected nan northbound broadside of Worcester.

The exertion to Wychavon was made by Junction 6 Ltd, a caller 'letting and operating of convention and accumulation centres' business group up by Holland, nan sole director, successful February 2024.

It besides includes nan redevelopment of nan West Stand astatine Sixways, arsenic good arsenic nan impermanent North Stand, a multi-storey car park, a play driving scope and a star farm.

But nan cardinal to each nan readying - and nan brightest portion of news Warriors fans person had successful 2 years - is Holland's stated volition to return master rugby to Sixways.

"Junction 6 are committed to return Worcester Warriors to master rugby and to guarantee that Sixways is nan centre of excellence for sport, conferences and events successful nan area," said Holland, who besides still owns chap erstwhile Premiership broadside Wasps.

Currently Sixways is location only to shot - to non-league broadside Worcester Raiders, who play successful nan Hellenic League Premier, and Worcester City Women, who play successful Division One Midlands.

Warriors' semipermanent early is now successful nan hands of nan RFU, who are still to determine astatine what level they mightiness beryllium allowed to return, pursuing continued opposition from Championship clubs towards restructuring plans.

But, while being allowed to compete again arsenic early arsenic 2025 astatine second-tier level mightiness look a spot fanciful, Warriors tin astatine slightest look guardant now pinch immoderate hope.

A caller logo and website were introduced this week - and a important five-figure sum has already been spent connected refurbishing nan eight-year-old Sixways artificial playing surface.

Holland besides stressed that they will return their time, to guarantee that each 'i' is dotted and each 't' crossed successful pursuit of their extremity end - 2 years connected from Warriors men's broadside hosting their past game and almost 12 months connected from nan Premier 15s women's squad pursuing suit aft they mislaid their backstage sponsors.

"Junction 6 are alert of nan exertion connected nan Wychavon District Council readying portal that relates to a screening sentiment that is required to find whether it is basal to undertake a afloat biology effect appraisal for immoderate readying application," said Holland.

"To guarantee that we do not repetition nan mistakes of nan past we are reviewing nan enabling improvement options astir nan stadium to region immoderate azygous constituent of nonaccomplishment successful nan future."

Holland first became progressive pinch Warriors when, during nan effort made by erstwhile owners Jim O'Toole and James Sandford's Atlas Group to relaunch nan club, he made a £1.5m indebtedness to them. But, erstwhile Atlas grounded to salary backmost nan loan, Holland became nan caller owner.

WRFC Trading Ltd, 1 of nan companies tally by Warriors' erstwhile co-owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring, went into management successful September 2022, earlier WRFC Players Ltd was coiled up successful nan High Court successful London a week later.

Holland's different grounded Premiership nine Wasps stay linked pinch different move to Kent, almost 2 years connected from leaving Coventry and pursuing first reports that they mightiness usage Sixways.