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'''Wasps Rugby Football Club''' was a professional rugby union team. They last played in [[Premiership Rugby]], the top division of English rugby, until being suspended on 12 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63232043|title=Wasps suspended from Premiership and set to enter administration 'within days'|date=12 October 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 17 October 2022, the club entered administration, resulting in relegation from the league and all staff being made redundant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=Wasps suspended from Premiership and will be relegated, RFU confirms |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/28/wasps-suspended-from-premiership-as-rfu-confirms-relegation |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=the Guardian }}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport">{{Cite news |title=Administrators accept offer to buy stricken Wasps |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/63447055 |access-date=12 December 2022 }}</ref> They exited administration on 16 December 2022.<ref name=":1" />

Wasps' first home was in [[Finchley Road]], North London. Later, grounds were rented in various parts of London until in 1923 the Wasps found a permanent home at [[Sudbury, London|Sudbury]], [[Middlesex]], eventually buying the ground outright.<ref name="history"/> The side had somewhat of a renaissance during the 1930s; in the earlier part of the decade they were seen as one of the better English clubs, going unbeaten in the 1930/31 English season.<ref name="backrow">{{cite web |url=http://www.wasps.co.uk/History2.ink |title=The 1930s – London Wasps |website=wasps.co.uk |access-date=13 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319104458/http://www.wasps.co.uk/History2.ink |archive-date=19 March 2008 }}</ref> The 1930s also saw the emergence of Neville Compton, who captained the side between 1939 and 1947 and went on to become fixture secretary in 1959 and eventually became the club president in the early 1970s before retiring in 1988.

 

 

 

In 1995 Wasps lost 16–36 to [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] in the final of the [[Pilkington Cup]]. It was their first appearance in the final since 1987 and 1986, when their opponents – and the eventual winners – on both occasions were also Bath.

On 21 September 2022, Wasps Holdings announced their intention to appoint administrators due to ongoing financial difficulty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement from Wasps Holding Limited |url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/statement-from-wasps-holding-limited |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Premiership Rugby }}</ref> After a second notice of intention was filed on 4 October, the club were suspended from all tournaments on 12 October due to inability to field a team<ref>{{Cite web |title=RFU statement confirming Wasps suspension from Gallagher Premiership Rugby |url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/rfu-statement-confirming-wasps-suspension-from-gallagher-premiership-rugby |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Premiership Rugby }}</ref> and Wasps Holdings were placed into administration on 17 October 2022 with all their playing and coaching staff made redundant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bridge |first=Bobby |date=17 October 2022 |title=Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wasps-administration-confirmed-club-statement-25282848 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=CoventryLive }}</ref> The team had their current results removed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wasps suspended from Gallagher Premiership Rugby and the Premiership Rugby Cup |url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/wasps-suspended-from-gallagher-premiership-rugby-and-the-premiership-rugby-cup |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=Premiership Rugby }}</ref> and were also relegated to the [[RFU Championship]], the second tier of English rugby.<ref name="BBC Sport"/> The club had debts totalling £95&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wasps debts totalled £95m, say administrators |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/63874443 |access-date=12 December 2022 }}</ref>

 

 

The club confirmed on 16 December that the club had been successfully sold and exited administration. It was also confirmed that they had satisfied all RFU requirements to join the Championship from the 2023–24 season.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Wasps Confirm Return For 2023/24 Season |url=https://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps-confirm-return-for-202324-season/ |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=wasps.co.uk }}</ref> They were rumoured to be remaining in the West Midlands as they were rumoured to have agreed a groundshare with [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]] at the [[Damson Park|ARMCO Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandiford |first=Josh |date=16 December 2022 |title=Wasps new home 'set to be in Solihull' as takeover completed |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/wasps-set-announce-armco-arena-25775021 |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=BirminghamLive }}</ref>

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