Wasps plan new ‘Wasps Nest Stadium’ and return to Premiership by 2025-26

Ambitious rebuilding plan follows club’s financial collapse

Wasps signage at the Coventry Building Society Arena, home of Wasps Rugby Club.

Wasps are seeking funding for a new 24,000-capacity stadium development and are targeting a projected return to the top flight for the 2025-26 season as part of an ambitious rebuilding plan following the club’s financial collapse last autumn which saw them ejected from the Premiership.

The club’s vision, as outlined in documents seen by the Guardian, involves a new permanent home in the M40 corridor to be known as Wasps Nest Stadium. The proposed complex, which is intended to be fully operational by 2027-28 would also include a hotel, conference facilities and community leisure opportunities, with work potentially commencing in 2025 subject to planning and other permissions.