{
  "id": 27565,
  "title": "Whatever happened to the likely lads? A brief history of all the Prem rugby teams who have disappeared from the top flight…",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads-a-brief-history-of-all-the-prem",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-07-29T12:50:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rugby World",
    "slug": "rugby-world",
    "url": "https://www.rugbyworld.com/featured/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads-a-brief-history-of-all-the-prem-rugby-teams-who-have-disappeared-from-the-top-flight-183832"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leicester's Leon Lloyd and Mark Regan of Leeds tangle during the Zurich Premiership match (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) So many clubs have come and gone in the English top-flight. Here we list who they were, how they did and where they have gone... So many clubs have come and gone in the English top-flight. Here we list who they were, how they did and where they have gone...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}