Declan Kidney to ‘keep the flag flying’ at London Irish despite wait for wages

Declan Kidney expects London Irish to take to the field on Saturday despite unpaid wages (Mike Egerton/PA)

London Irish’s game against Exeter looks set to go ahead on Saturday despite the club’s failure to pay staff, with director of rugby Declan Kidney vowing to “keep the flag flying”.

Talks are ongoing between the current ownership and prospective new buyers but, with those negotiations taking place behind the scenes, the April payroll has not been met by either party.