New London Irish owners aim to return club to English rugby’s second tier
London Irish has been sold to a new consortium, Gamechanger Investments Limited, following the club's administration in 2023. The new owners aim to relaunch the team in the second tier of English rugby next season.
Why it matters
The sale marks a potential revival for a historic rugby club that has been absent from professional competition for over a year.
A consortium involving Kyle Jordan, son of the late Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan, has sold London Irish.
The club has not played professional rugby since entering administration in 2023.
The Jordan consortium had explored bringing Irish into the United Rugby Championship, with a hope to appeal to Irish and South African expats living in London, but found that path blocked by a number of national unions.
It is understood that the new owners, Steve and Sarah Daniels of Gamechanger Investments Limited, are hoping to return Irish to the Champ, English rugby’s second tier, next season. They are also assessing the viability of entering a team into Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR).
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