Wasps to explore merger with Irish

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READING, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Jacob Umaga of Wasps runs in to score a try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between London Irish and Wasps at Madejski Stadium on March 1, 2020 in Reading, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)

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By NEIL FISSLER

Wasps could be set to leave Coventry and make a return to their traditional home in London as part of a potential merger with London Irish.
A party looking to buy financially stricken Wasps have held tentative discussions about also buying the Exiles, who have been put up for sale by owner Mick Crossan.
Crossan has said he will sell the club for £1 if any buyer can take on the debt and safeguard the future, amid rumours that Irish could be the next club forced into administration.
Wasps are poised to enter administration in the next 48 hours in the face of mounti...

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