FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup - Pool 3 - Harlequins v ASM Clermont Auvergne - Twickenham Stoop, London, Britain - January 18, 2020 General view of a match ball Action Images via Reuters/Adam Holt
(Reuters) - Premiership Rugby will be expanded to 14 teams in the 2022-23 season after a Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council voted to temporarily pause relegation in a bid to improve the financial situation of clubs hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The vote was conducted to improve the financial stability and sustainability of professional rugby during the next three seasons and involved stakeholders which included Premiership Rugby, its clubs and the second-tier Championship clubs.
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