Rugby-RFU seek London Irish salary confirmation ahead of deadline extension

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby - Saracens v London Irish - StoneX Stadium, London, Britain - April 23, 2023 London Irish's Ben White passes the ball. Action Images/Cat Coryn

LONDON (Reuters) - The next step in deciding the precarious future of London Irish will be taken on Wednesday evening after the English Premiership club was given a 24-hour extension to pay staff their May salaries.

The club had been given a May 30 ultimatum to show evidence of a much-discussed takeover by an American consortium, or that they had the finance in place under current owner Mick Crossan to continue through the 2023-24 season.