London Irish Rugby has been brought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula 1 team boss Eddie Jordan, marking a significant turnaround for the historic club.
English rugby will reintroduce promotion and relegation between the Premiership and the second-tier Championship through a two-legged playoff, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Friday.
Their quarter-final defeat by South Africa leaves the French with broken hearts but there is plenty of reason to still be upbeat despite the raw emotion of exiting a home World Cup,
The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Bill Sweeney has expressed optimism about the future of English rugby, describing it as being "on the verge of something truly remarkable."
With Bristol Bears and Northampton Saints to come in the Premiership Rugby Cup, the next couple of weeks are exciting for Olver - who is also keen to see cousin Tom return for England at the Rugby World Cup.
Baxter feels there must be a more 'sport-friendly' way of keeping a level of promotion and relegation between the Premiership and the Championship after Saturday's opponents Jersey Reds were denied a place in the top-flight last year.