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Worcester Warriors' controversial takeover has sparked a dispute between the RFU and the club's administrators.
The Rugby Football Union criticised the administrators Begbies Traynor's decision to approve Worcester's buyers before they passed the ruling body's fit and proper persons' test.
The RFU said they were surprised that Jim O'Toole's Atlas consortium had been able to sign a deal to purchase the club and its assets without the due diligence being completed. Begbies were approached for comment.
Domestic rugby chiefs said they had understood that all three bidders would be given the opportunity to meet the fit and proper persons' test and were taken aback when a deal was signed without them being notified.
O'Toole, the club's chief executive, submitted his bid for a second time after failing to meet the RFU's criteria in December.
Worcester Warriors' controversial takeover has sparked a dispute between the RFU and the club's administrators
The Midlands club entered administration in September and were suspended from playing
Chief executive Jim O'Toole's Atlas Consortium has bought the club and its assets without due diligence being completed
He told the Mail on Sunday that he was confident the problems would be cleared up this time round. He added that he felt the ruling body had 'overreached' themselves with the conditions laid down for prospective buyers.
O'Toole also dismissed the suggestion that he could potentially asset-strip the
