A vote on chief executive Bill Sweeney's future may only be the first in a series of moves to dismantle the Rugby Football Union's hierarchy, say grassroots rebels.

Grassroots clubs have been promised more control over community rugby as the Rugby Football Union attempts to see off a coup ...

Bill Sweeney has been vindicated over the Rugby Football Union’s controversial bonus scheme by an independent review despite criticism of “inaccurate” and “inconsistent” explanations.

The Rugby Football Union board has given its full support to under-fire chief executive Bill Sweeney ahead of a special ...

After record losses, club bankruptcies and bonus controversies, a group of MPs calls for an independent review of the Rugby ...

Bill Sweeney received a bonus of £358,000 in 2024 – in a year when RFU made a round of job redundancies and record losses - Getty Images/Bob Bradford Bill Sweeney has been vindicated over the ...

Tom Ilube subsequently stepped down as RFU chairman in December, with Sir Bill Beaumont taking over on an interim basis. Recommended Besieged Bill Sweeney battles on – but the RFU is no longer ...

England Rugby’s CEO Bill Sweeney should get a hefty pay package, but only if the numbers add up. They don’t, so he shouldn’t. England Rugby’s CEO Bill Sweeney should get a hefty pay ...

On a wet and wintry day in South Yorkshire, Bill Sweeney and the Rugby Football Union’s other leaders sat and listened as officials from grass-roots clubs queued up to give them “a bit of a ...

Recommended Review finds controversial RFU bonus scheme was ‘well-reasoned and appropriate’ Besieged Bill Sweeney battles on – but the RFU is no longer remotely fit for purpose Defiant Bill ...

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An independent review of the Rugby Football Union's controversial scheme that handed CEO Bill Sweeney a 358,000 pounds ($448,681) bonus found that it was "appropriate ...

Tom Ilube (right) who stepped down as RFU chairman in December 2024, chief executive Bill Sweeney (left) and England coach Steve Borthwick [Getty Images] An independent review has found the Rugby ...