why the sport's model is 'broken'
- Written by Christina Philippou, Principal Lecturer, Accounting and Financial Management, University of Portsmouth
Philippe Montigny/ShutterstockAs athletes, rugby union players are notoriously robust. But in England, the finances behind the sport are looking far from healthy. In the space of a few weeks, two of its most famous club teams, Worcester (founded 1871) and Wasps (1866), have gone into administration.
Bill Sweeney, chief-executive of the Rugby...







