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Anger as new owners close down Warriors

By BEN JAYCOCK

Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after their owners Atlas withdrew their proposal to play in the Championship.
Warriors had been given until February 14 to meet RFU criteria to play in the second tier but Jim O’Toole, who led the Atlas takeover alongside James Sandford, said they have pulled out of talks.
A statement from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “This is devastating news for rugby fans across the Midlands. The government has done everything it can to protect Worc...

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