Newcastle confirm they will not appeal against demotion from Aviva Premiership London Welsh were originally denied the right to go up after being told they had failed to meet the minimum standards required of a Premiership club. They were initially told they had failed the minimum standards audit on a number of factors but primarily because they did not meet the requirement for primacy of tenure. In effect, that meant London Welsh were not allowed to share the Kassam Stadium with Oxford United even though three existing Premiership teams co-habit with football clubs. London Welsh argued the primacy of tenure rule breached UK and European competition law and was therefore void and unenforceable. The independent panel ruling on the matter agreed.