By SAM JACKSON

London Irish’s hopes of Premiership survival are hanging by a thread after the club was hit with winding-up petitions by HM Revenue and Customs over an unpaid tax bill.
Petitions against London Irish Holdings Limited and London Irish Rugby Football Ground Limited were filed at the High Court on Friday.
The Exiles face suspension from the Premiership unless a takeover has been completed or they can show by 4pm on Tuesday that they have the funding needed to operate for the entire 2023/24 season.
The news came on the same day the government appointed independent advisers to su...