Throwing money at problem won’t help grassroots grow

Ambitious plans: RFU chief executive Steve Brown
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The well known Bible quote, “let he who is without sin cast the first stone”, shows that most of us have skeletons in our cupboards and the announcement by new RFU CEO Steve Brown regarding the future development plans of the RFU (including how it has reacted in the light of the problems currently facing the FA) has perhaps exposed one or two.
Although much of what Brown said was confined to the £443m to be spent over four years, slightly over £110m per year, and how that would make England rug...

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