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.

F1 icon Eddie Jordan was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer last year which has now spread to other parts of his body and he has now offered an update on his treatment

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.

London Irish Rugby Club are bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula One team owner and businessman Eddie Jordan.

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;

The Irish entrepreneur, founder of the eponymous race-winning Jordan Grand Prix, is believed to have paid less than the previous “preferred bidder” offered

Formula One team owner and Irish businessman Eddie Jordan has bought the London Irish rugby club over a year after the Premiership team was suspended.