NICK CAIN

The reaction to the landmark RFU Council letter in which 30 members have challenged the current leadership of RFU Board chairman Tom Ilube, and chief executive Bill Sweeney, was predictably lamentable and evasive.
Rather than address the core issues of financial losses that threaten the stability of the game, and the RFU’s funding capabilities, a statement from Ilube decided obfuscation was the best form of defence. Ilube said the Council resolution was “deeply disappointing” due to it coinciding with England’s opening World Cup game against Argentina, “when the game should be foc...