Lyn Jones, the Director of Rugby of the Rugby Football Union Championship club the London Welsh has vowed to take his relegated side back to the Aviva Premiership at the first attempt next season. And the 48 year old also believes that the club being able to retain its base at Oxford is also vital to the club being able to sustain it in the future. Jones has also promised that the club plans to hold on to its best players in the next season and hence, he is confident of bouncing immediately back.
Jones mentioned that there is a lot of desire as well as passion for the club to retain its base at Oxford and hence, he hopes that the club will do it. The former Director of Rugby of the Ospreys stated that the club needs extremely strong leaders at the top of its offices in order to take the club forward and Oxford holds a key place to the future development of the club.
The Exiles moved to their current home at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford after a successful appeal after winning the RFU Championship playoff at the end of last season and moved from their old home of Deer Park. However, the hopes of the club of surviving their first season in the top flight were shot down when they were docked points for fielding an ineligible player. But the club did finish the season on a high with a 33-22 win over the Worcester Warriors and it is this victory that is giving Jones confidence ahead of the new season.
He added that it is pleasing to be leaving the Aviva Premiership with their heads held high and added they are bidding goodbye only temporarily and promised they will be back very soon.