London Wasps RFC and Wycombe Wanderers Football Club are delighted to announce that Wasps will continue to play their rugby at the Causeway Stadium in 2005-6. The new agreement is an extension to the current groundshare arrangements with Wycombe Wanderers FC, and possibly paves the way for a long-term agreement between the two clubs that will ensure the future of the rugby club in High Wycombe.

London Wasps CEO, David Davies said, “This agreement represents the beginning of what we hope will be an exciting period for the club and we are looking forward with great enthusiasm to agreeing further terms that will enable us to establish ourselves more permanently in Wycombe.

“Our long term aim is to form a strong and mutually beneficial partnership with Wycombe Wanderers Football Club, Wycombe Council and the local community to establish Causeway Stadium as a vibrant centre for business and sport.

Chairman of London Wasps, Chris Wright, said “I’m delighted that we can now confirm Wycombe as our playing venue for next season and, with the proviso of securing planning consent within an agreed time frame, our plans to make the Causeway Stadium our permanent home very soon.”

Wycombe Wanderers Chairman Ivor Beeks said, “We are delighted to have reached agreement with Wasps. The supporters of Wasps I am sure will be extremely pleased to know Premiership Rugby will be played here next season. Both Boards of Directors will now need to work together to expand the agreement and work with the Local Authority to provide the detail that we, and the RFU require.

This agreement makes good use of the stadium on non-football days and underpins the Boards’ of Directors hopes to pursue their vision of making the stadium an excellent sporting venue.”

Contact:

Fiona Hackett
Media Manager
London Wasps
Tel: 020 8993 8361
Fax: 020 8993 2621