A consortium fronted by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has sealed a deal to buy the rugby club London Irish out of administration. The former Premiership Rugby club was suspended in June 2023 after falling into significant financial difficulties and has since been excluded from English rugby.

London Irish have been taken over by a consortium backed by the former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan and could apply to play in the United Rugby Championship.

A consortium led by Eddie Jordan has completed a takeover of London Irish, and reports suggest that they hope to bring the English club to the URC

London Irish rugby club have been bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan, it was announced overnight. The Exiles were expelled from English rugby union’s top-flight Premiership in June 2023 because of unpaid wages and soon afterwards were put into administration by former owner Mick Crossan with debts of some £30 million ($66m).

However, in former F1 team boss Jordan, London Irish have found their saviour. According to a report from The Times, the 76-year-old is the leader of the consortium that has purchased the club. The ownership has been filed under the Strangford Ellis Ltd company, managed by Jordan Associates.

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has helped buy out London Irish, 20 months after they went into administration; they have acquired intellectual property, brand and rights of London Irish but not Hazelwood training centre;

A consortium backed by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has taken over London Irish rugby club, purchasing the team's intellectual property, brand and rights. The deal, completed through investment vehicle Strangford Ellis Ltd,

A consortium led by former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has bought the London Irish rugby club over a year after the Premiership team was suspended from all rugby for being unable to pay its players.