RFU offers grassroots more say

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NICE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 17: Bill Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer of the RFU looks on prior to the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

The RFU has promised to give grassroots clubs more control over community rugby as the governing body attempts to win support ahead of the Special General Meeting on March 27.
A majority vote against Bill Sweeney by the 1,200 clubs and other stakeholders would rubberstamp a request that the RFU Board sacks its chief executive “as soon as practicably possible”.
The RFU has now added a second motion to the SGM, calling for a review into how the community game is run, shifting to “a regional structure where more decisions can be made locally”.
Interim RFU chair Bill Beaumont, who has been on a ...

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