A consortium fronted by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has sealed a deal to buy the rugby club London Irish out of administration. The former Premiership Rugby club was suspended in June 2023 after falling into significant financial difficulties and has since been excluded from English rugby.

London Irish have been taken over by a consortium backed by the former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan and could apply to play in the United Rugby Championship.

Former English Premiership club London Irish could soon be part of the URC after being taken out of administration by a group headed by Formula 1 mogul Eddie Jordan.

However, in former F1 team boss Jordan, London Irish have found their saviour. According to a report from The Times, the 76-year-old is the leader of the consortium that has purchased the club. The ownership has been filed under the Strangford Ellis Ltd company, managed by Jordan Associates.

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has helped buy out London Irish, 20 months after they went into administration; they have acquired intellectual property, brand and rights of London Irish but not Hazelwood training centre;

A consortium led by former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has bought the London Irish rugby club over a year after the Premiership team was suspended from all rugby for being unable to pay its players.

London Irish Rugby Club are bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula One team owner and businessman Eddie Jordan.

London Irish rugby club have been bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan, it was announced Wednesday. But a group led by Irish businessman Jordan,