The FERC staff "concluded that an underlying supply-demand imbalance and flawed market design combined to makea fertile environment for market manipulation, " according to a statement summarizing the report.
In a separate statement the RFU added that Richards's role, which was to write areportfor Worcester and make recommendations, was now over and that he has "no ongoing permission from the RFU to carry out any further work for Worcester or any other club or body".