A MERGER between Worcester Warriors and another struggling club was allegedly proposed at a recent meeting.

Plans of a merger of Worcester Warriors and Wasps were proposed last week by the owners at Sixways, Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring.

The idea was reportedly instantly rejected by the Coventry-based club.

The news comes after the current issues surrounding Worcester Warriors, as the club were issued with a winding-up petition recently from HMRC.

According to Gov.uk, you can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot pay its debts. This is also known as compulsory liquidation.

To wind up a company you must be owed £750 or more, be able to prove that the company cannot pay you, and you need to fill in forms and send them to the right court to apply to wind up a company.

If you are successful the company assets are sold, any legal disputes are settled, the company collects money it’s owed and funds are paid to you and any other creditors.

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Amid lots of speculation about the future of the club, a leaked statement was released last week from Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring, addressing the rumours.

As per reports, the owners confirmed in the statement that a winding-up petition has been issued by HMRC.

The owners also confirmed that the amount for the VAT payment was £320,000.

In the statement, the owners also denied allegations of asset stripping and apologised for the lack of communication with fans.

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In 2003, the former owner of Worcester Warriors, Cecil Duckworth, was poised to make a bid to take Wasps, which was rumoured to cost around £5 million.

At the time, Wasps shared a ground with Queen's Park Rangers Football Club, and the company which owned both clubs went into administration with debts of £11 million.

Robin Walker confirmed meetings took place yesterday, (August 29), between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and interested parties keen to take over the financially stricken club.

We have contacted Worcester Warriors and Wasps for more.