Ollie Lawrence says Worcester Warriors players have been ‘let down by owners’ |

Ollie Lawrence has now signed for Bath after his contract with the Warriors was liquidated; Worcester suspended for the remainder of 2022/23 Premiership season and relegated to the Championship

Ollie Lawrence hopes that we will see a return for the Warriors to the Gallagher Premiership in the future.

England centre Ollie Lawrence has revealed his pain at Worcester’s demise and called for co-owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham to “take accountability” for the situation that has unfolded.

Worcester were suspended from the Gallagher Premiership and will be relegated at the end of this season following Warriors’ partial liquidation last week, with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pursuing unpaid tax in the region of £6million.

Administrators continue working to find a buyer for the stricken outfit, while a number of players have moved on to new clubs after WRFC Players Ltd – the company which holds the contracts of Worcester’s players and some staff – was liquidated in the High Court last week with all player employment immediately terminated.

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Worcester Warriors centre Ollie Lawrence says his club being put into administration cannot be allowed to happen to other teams in the Premiership.

Lawrence is among them, having signed a long-term deal with Bath, but he admits the events that unfolded at Worcester will probably never sink in.

Goldring and Whittingham even took a swipe at Worcester players and supporters, effectively blaming them for the club’s financial issues in a public statement that caused outrage.

“Currently, I am still living in Worcester and commuting back and forth. Until I move here (Bath), I don’t think it will fully sink in. I don’t think it ever will, to be honest,” he said.

“We felt like we had been let down by our owners. I think if we had have known a bit more about their financial struggles, it would have given boys more time to look elsewhere.

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