Sweeney’s words causing deep anger

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Bill Sweeney, Chief Executive of British Olympic Association talks to the media during a media briefing to announce the UK Sport medal targets for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games on July 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images for UK Sport)

NICK CAIN
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There is something radically wrong when the chief executive of the RFU – who is responsible for the welfare of the entire game in England – makes disparaging and inaccurate comments about the Championship clubs in England’s second tier professional league.
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive who is trying to push through the RFU Board’s PGP plan for a new ‘Premiership 2’ franchise league to replace the Championship, caused deep anger among them this week with the following comment: “What are you investing in? You’d rather take that money and inves...

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