British tennis star Jodie Burrage says London Irish filing for administration is ‘devastating and sad’ for her rugby playing partner Ben White.
Irish filed for administration late on Tuesday night following their suspension from all club competitions, which came as a devastating blow to Burrage and her Exiles partner.
The London based club became the third casualty of the financial crisis gripping the Premiership, which will now become a 10-team competition following the collapses of Wasps and Worcester.
“Definitely not an easy situation at all,” said Burrage, who went down to a 3-6 6-2 6-4 defeat to fellow Brit Yuriko Miyazaki at Surbiton on Wednesday. “It’s r …