Dragons RFC announce new owners
New consortium hopes to make region successful 'both on and off the field'
Last updated 9th Sep 2023
The new owners at Dragons RFC have been unveiled.
The Gwent club will be led by a consortium of Chair David Buttress, David Wright and Hoyoung Huh, who will will own the club as equal partners.
The deal, which includes full ownership of the Rodney Parade site, has been agreed by the WRU.
On the club's official website, new owner and Director David Wright outlined his excitement.
He said: “I’ve been talking to David (Buttress) for the last eighteen months about joining the consortium and so now having completed the deal, I’m excited about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
“The last two months we have asked some challenging questions as a consortium as we want to make sure that the Dragons are successful both on and off field. I am confident that in the next year we can drive change to set the club up to compete in the long-term.”
WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood stated: “This is an exciting moment not just for Dragons RFC but for Welsh rugby as a whole.
“Returning Dragons RFC to private ownership was always the long-term plan for the game in Gwent and I know all members of the Professional Rugby Board (PRB), which helped support the deal, will be equally delighted to have reached this landmark stage.
“A great deal of credit must also go to directly to David Buttress and his team. This is an important moment in our collective journey to support the development of professional rugby in Wales.”