The stricken firm has set a deadline of the end of next week for potential buyers to snap up its remaining shops in the UK and Ireland

Fórsa working in clerical and istrative roles voted in favour of industrial action on Thursday

No duration has been specified for the “temporary pause” on the recruitment of managers and s and a HSE spokesman said “specific actions” have been taken to “slow” recruitment for the rest of this year.

The ailing English rugby club won the Premiership four times, and European Cup twice.

The Coventry-based club face an uncertain future.

The English rugby union has been left reeling by this latest crisis.