London Welsh - Celtic League Statement

Considerable debate has raged since yesterday's BBC story yesterday suggesting that London Welsh had applied to join the Celtic League.

London Welsh's Peter Thomas says "the BBC took a couple of sound bites totally out of context and created a story"

The full text of Peter Thomas' statement from London Welsh website says:

"You may have heard something on Radio Wales this morning implying that London Welsh have applied for Membership of the Magners League. This is not true.

I gave quite a long interview to the BBC yesterday and we talked about all manner of things. They have taken a couple of sound bites totally out of context and created a story.

Yes - we have written to the WRU - but that was to ask for a meeting to discuss our future in general.

Yes - the Magners League is something we would look at if the Premiership were to be ring-fenced.

BUT
No! - we have not applied for membership of the Magners League.
Our priority is to secure our place in this division."

Links:

London Welsh website

The BBC Story