London Welsh kicked out of professional rugby by RFU

• Club removed from Championship after financial issues• ‘Participation in the league untenable,’ says RFULondon Welsh have been removed from English rugby’s professional ranks and will immediately forfeit their place in the Championship.The Rugby Football Union has declared the club’s position in the second-tier Championship “untenable” after it failed to convince England’s governing body of a sound future financial footing. Related: Six Nations cries out for a France restored to their grandest traditions | Robert Kitson Continue reading...