Yorkshire Carnegie emerge from ‘darkest hour’ and will only spend what they earn
The former Premiership club and one-time Powergen Cup winners nearly went to the wall this summer after entering administration.
But with the club saying creditors are now satisfied and the RFU convinced they have a sustainable business plan going forward, they will kick-off the Championship season next weekend without the 28-point penalty they were threatened with.
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* new players and staff appointments will be made this week;
* the club will only spend what they earn;
* the rugby budget will be £600k this season;
* Carnegie will play all 11 Championship home games at Emerald Headingley;
* the club is now ‘through its darkest hour’
* Yorkshire RFU academy to be based at Leeds Beckett University
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