THE FINANCIAL plight of Newcastle Falcons was again in the spotlight after the club were issued with a winding-up order by the taxman.
In December, HMRC applied for a winding-up petition to be made against Newcastle Rugby Limited, the Falcons holding company.
The club paid the majority of the bill immediately but left an outstanding balance of £100,000 to be paid off. And when Blindside contacted the High Court on Friday afternoon there was still no notice of dismissal lodged.
But yesterday Falcons managing director Mick Hogan told Blindside the club had now settled the debt in full.
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