Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

EXPLAINED: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Robot rugby may be a way off but art of coaching is making way for science

As data reshapes coaching and tactics at club and international level, the numbers are increasingly king

The Guardian - UK

English clubs urged to vote for Bill Sweeney’s removal at RFU meeting

The chair of Nottingham Rugby has written an open letter taking aim at ‘severe failures’ by the current leadership team

The Guardian - UK

Premiership ready to rumble again with a post-Six Nations glow

The English top flight has clouds on its horizon but it returns with Derby Weekend full of promise and intrigue

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

England could LEAVE Twickenham as RFU chief names potential new homes

Bill Sweeney insists restrictions over staging concerts at Allianz Stadium could force RFU to look elsewhere

Evening Standard

England could leave Twickenham for Milton Keynes or Birmingham, says RFU chief

Bill Sweeney says there are “plenty of places that would like to have us”.

The Independent UK

No green light: RFU threatens to leave Twickenham over Beyoncé spat

Bill Sweeney has threatened to move England to Milton Keynes or Birmingham due to Twickenham’s licensing restrictions after missing out on lucrative Beyoncé concerts

The Guardian - UK

England may ditch Twickenham for Milton Keynes over concert row, says RFU chief

London venue missed out on the chance of hosting a string of lucrative Beyonce concerts due to licensing restrictions

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Commercial director behind £100m deal resigns in latest setback to RFU

Stuart Ramsey, who was instrumental to securing a £100m naming rights deal for Twickenham with Allianz last year, handed in his notice last month

The Guardian - UK

No confidence vote risks sending English rugby into ‘paralysis’, clubs told

Chief executive Bill Sweeney will face a vote of no-confidence at a special general meeting in late March

The Independent UK

‘Clubs are going to disappear’: grassroots rugby crying for help in Six Nations’ shadow

The community game’s feedback for the Bills, Sweeney and Beaumont, makes for painful reading as RFU hits the road in week of Calcutta Cup

The Guardian - UK

Review finds controversial RFU bonus scheme was ‘well-reasoned and appropriate’

Chief executive Bill Sweeney has been under fire since accepting a bonus of nearly £400,000 in a year in which the RFU announced record losses

The Independent UK

It’s time for Steve Borthwick to deliver and this England decision will decide Six Nations fate

SIX NATIONS 2025: A trip to the champions in Dublin to begin a pivotal Six Nations campaign, Harry Latham-Coyle examines how Steve Borthwick hopes to spark a reaction against Ireland following a dismal 2024

The Independent UK

Beaumont defends RFU’s Sweeney and takes aim at ‘personal attack’ on CEO

The Rugby Football Union’s interim chairman Bill Beaumont has written a letter urging the governing body’s members to vote against a resolution to remove Bill Sweeney

The Guardian - UK

Besieged Bill Sweeney battles on – but the RFU is no longer remotely fit for purpose

As the chief executive’s future hangs in the balance, it is time for radical reform of English rugby’s governing body

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Bill Sweeney determined to stay in RFU role as he refuses to apologise for taking bonus

Under-fire RFU boss committed to staying in post through 2027 World Cup as special general meeting looms in March

The Guardian - UK

RFU’s Bill Sweeney refuses to apologise for taking £358,000 bonus

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney refused to apologise for accepting a £358,000 bonus amid record losses and redundancies

The Independent UK

Bill Sweeney determined to stay in RFU role until 2027

Chairman Tom Ilube resigned following controversy over bonus payments to Sweeney and his fellow executives.

The Independent UK

Defiant Bill Sweeney refuses to apologise for RFU bonuses scandal and vows to stay until 2027

The under-fire chief executive has insisted that the union is in good financial state despite reporting record losses last year

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

I can’t do that – Bill Sweeney won’t walk away from RFU role despite pay scandal

England rugby’s governing body has agreed to hold a special general meeting after the Guinness Six Nations.

The Independent UK

RFU chief Bill Sweeney wanted to defer controversial bonus payment

Sweeney received a £742,000 salary and £358,000 bonus in 2023-24, while the RFU posted a record operating loss of £37.9m and made 42 staff redundant.

The Independent UK

RFU to hold special general meeting after Six Nations over Bill Sweeney future

The SGM will take place in March or April after a U-turn from the RFU.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Sweeney’s RFU fate to be decided after Six Nations following U-turn

Bill Sweeney’s fate as the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive will be decided shortly after the Six Nations following an embarrassing U-turn from the governing body

The Independent UK

Former RFU remuneration chief defends Bill Sweeney’s bonus payments amid record loss

Sweeney remains under serious pressure after uproar around the paying of a bonus of nearly £400,000 in a year that the RFU made a significant loss

The Guardian - UK

RFU rebels vow to fight on after attempt to remove Bill Sweeney is blocked

A grassroots rebellion has accused the RFU of ‘postponing the inevitable’ after the governing body rejected an attempt to force the removal of the chief executive

The Independent UK

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney facing demands for removal

A total of 141 signatories are included on the letter that was sent to the RFU on Thursday.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Rugby Football Union

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.