Rugby
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney survives vote of no confidence at special general meeting
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has survived a vote of no confidence after a special general meeting of the organisation.
Sweeney has faced calls to resign his position since the RFU annual report revealed in November that the English rugby chief had accepted a bonus of £358,000 in a year that the union reported record losses.
The controversial awarding of the bonus under the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) inflamed tensions between the chief executive and the sport, with the introduction of a new tackle-height law in the community game, the reduction in funding provided to Championship clubs and the poor performance of the senior men’s team also attracting criticism in recent years.
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