By NICK CAIN

Francis Baron believes that the RFU is in serious financial difficulties which will undermine rugby union in England for the foreseeable future unless it takes drastic action.
The former RFU chief executive says this should involve axing the £200 million PGA funding paid currently to the Premiership clubs, and calling an SGM for RFU Member clubs to approve any new PGA agreement.
Baron argues that the RFU’s finances have been so badly mismanaged that if the eight-year PGA agreement signed in 2016 is replicated when it is renewed in 2024 the governing body will simply be financ...