Top clubs face major cash crisis

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WORCESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: General view of Sixways Stadium, the home of Worcester Warriors on March 18, 2020 in Worcester, England. The Rugby Football Union has suspended all levels of the game in England until 14 April because of Covid-19 (coronaviris). (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

By NEIL FISSLER

The Premiership season kicks off in three weeks with growing fears that almost a quarter of the clubs in the league will be in financial meltdown.
Matters came to a head last week when HMRC hit Worcester Warriors with a winding up petition over an unpaid tax bill which The Rugby Paper understands is around £6 million.
The Warriors, who were late paying players’ wages in May, are the only Premiership club not to have filed a set of accounts with Companies House for the last financial year.
HMRC will seek a liquidation hearing for unpaid income tax, national insurance and VA...

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