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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 738474" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>Yes and no! My recollection of what happened at London Welsh is hazy, other than sanctioning the deal for the fraudster to take over the club, what was the RFU's involvement in how things played out? There is a case to say that the RFU's due diligence before accepting the deal (and presumably the Rugby deal) was decidedly lacking, but surely the bulk of this responsibility lies with the club in question.</p><p></p><p>Once the club is owned by a fraudster, what power do the RFU have to step in and sort things out?</p><p></p><p>The frightening thing is that Aland seems to have walked away from the mess he left at Rugby scot-free, while the London Welsh guy got a significant prison sentence IIRC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 738474, member: 58362"] Yes and no! My recollection of what happened at London Welsh is hazy, other than sanctioning the deal for the fraudster to take over the club, what was the RFU's involvement in how things played out? There is a case to say that the RFU's due diligence before accepting the deal (and presumably the Rugby deal) was decidedly lacking, but surely the bulk of this responsibility lies with the club in question. Once the club is owned by a fraudster, what power do the RFU have to step in and sort things out? The frightening thing is that Aland seems to have walked away from the mess he left at Rugby scot-free, while the London Welsh guy got a significant prison sentence IIRC. [/QUOTE]
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