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The MP for Worcester has expressed his ‘revulsion’ that the owners of the city’s rugby club, Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring, have failed to repay £500,000 they borrowed from club icon Cecil Duckworth in his dying days.
Last night Conservative Robin Walker stepped up his bid to save the cash-strapped Premiership club by raising the future of the Warriors in Parliament.
He insisted the only way to save them is via administration. Sportsmail’s revelation about the outstanding loan was cited in a heated Commons debate about Worcester, who look certain to be suspended from all competitions at the start of next week.
The Warriors have met the assurances required for their home game against Newcastle tomorrow to go ahead. But beyond that, the future is bleak. And Whittingham and Goldring’s Worcester legacy took another hit when Walker brought up their debt to the Duckworth family.
‘I cannot emphasise enough just how upsetting this is,’ he said, wearing a Worcester tie. ‘What is striking, having now discussed the matter with Cecil’s widow, is that the money was borrowed in January 2020 with the intention of making payroll, before
