London Welsh Deny Rebrand Rumours

London Welsh RFC have denied reports of a name change despite recent speculation.

Welsh moved from Richmond last year after reaching the Premiership but have suffered from poor attendances following the move.

It was reported chairman Bleddyn Phillips was interested in a re-brand due to this but the Rugby club have denied such reports.

They said in a statement: “London Welsh RFC would like to respond to recent reports in the media that the club is considering a change of name by categorically stating that it has no plans to make any such change.”

“London Welsh has made a commitment to Oxfordshire by continuing to play its home games at the Kassam Stadium and moving its off the field administration to Oxford, apoplectic but efforts to integrate the club into Oxfordshire do not extend to a change of name.”

“The club is extremely disappointed by the inaccurate reporting in some sections of the media stemming from a recent interview given by London Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips, despite the subject of a name change being unequivocally ruled out in said interview.”