Worcester Warriors express “interest” in a Championship place

Holland confirmed his commitment to “bringing Warriors back to professional rugby” last week as plans to redevelop their former Sixways home to include a hotel, solar farm and medical center were announced.

Currently Sixways is only the home of football – non-league side Worcester Raiders, who play in the Hellenic League Premier, and Worcester City Women, who play in Division One Midlands.

A new logo and website were recently launched – and a significant five-figure sum was spent on renovating the eight-year-old artificial playing surface.

Holland also owns Wasps, who went out of business in the same season as Worcester and have been linked with a move to Kent.

Meanwhile, the future and makeup of the Championship after this season is yet to be confirmed as a number of clubs have raised concerns over their finances.

The Professional Game Partnership (PGP) has an agreement with the RFU and Premiership Rugby (PRL) for the next eight years.

Premiership clubs will receive £33m per season as the PGP aims to “create world-leading English teams and thriving professional leagues”.

But the Championship clubs – who are not part of the new deal – will each receive their lowest ever total this season, £133,000.

From 2025 to 2026, the PGP will feature a two-game play-off, pitting the bottom of the Premiership and the winner of the Championship against each other to decide who stays at the top or is promoted – assuming the second division team meets the requirements Minimum criteria for promotion.