Super League club York Knights have been forced to ask for an advance from the Rugby Football League (RFL) to relieve financial pressure on the club, The i Paper has learned.
York approached the RFL in May to ask for their monthly funding from the governing body in June of £50,000 a month earlier to ease financial worries.
The Knights were promoted into an expanded 14-team Super League competition at the start of this year, along with French outfit Toulouse Olympique. But existing members only voted to give each club £650,000 of funding in 2026 from the RFL – which predominantly comes from their TV rights deal – while the remaining 12 clubs receive £1.3million each.
It is believed York Knights have not been placed in special measures by the RFL following their request, although the governing body has declined to comment.
York Knights have won just three of 15 games this season (Photo: Getty)
