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The inventor and business magnate has joined Bruce Craig as a 50 per cent owner of the Prem Rugby club
Sir James Dyson , the English inventor and business magnate, has made a major investment in Bath that will see him become a 50 per cent owner of the Prem Rugby club. Dyson has been a long-term fan of Bath and regular at The Recreation Ground, and joins Bruce Craig as a co-owner of the club. Craig bought Bath in 2010 and saw the side realise his dream of becoming Prem champions last season as part of a treble of trophies, and is a close friend of Dyson.
Together, the pair will look to see through plans for a long-mooted new stadium in Bath that was giving council backing in September. The inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, Dyson is the fourth richest man in the United Kingdom according to the Sunday Times Rich List, and his investment will be seen as another coup for Prem Rugby after the recent decision to move away from promotion and relegation and towards a franchising model. Bath are the reigning Prem champions (Getty Images) “This is the club I have supported for most of my life,” Dyson said, having been a Bath fan for 45 years.
“My children and my grandchildren do so too. “I stood on the terraces and have watched the high moments as well as the difficult years. Bruce deserves enormous respect for rebuilding the club to be the force that it is today and I am not here to change that.
I am here to support, just as I have for the past forty five years but now with greater commitment and responsibility. “My family and I are proud to stand alongside Bruce as equal partners to further strengthen the foundations of Bath Rugby, realise the new stadium and help ensure its future. Bath Rugby matters deeply to this city and its wonderful supporters who are the most dedicated in the land.