RFU to consider relaxing ground criteria for promotion to Gallagher Premiership
The Rugby Football Union will consider relaxing the onerous minimum standards criteria necessary for promotion to the Premiership with no teams currently eligible to go up from…
Rugby Football Union complains about proposed name-change of Russia football team to ‘RFU’
The Rugby Football Union is understood to have contacted Fifa to express its opposition to the proposed name-change of the Russia football team to the initialism ‘RFU’,…
Clubs could demand £1 million extra funding from RFU over proposed hybrid league
Premiership clubs could demand up to £1 million each in extra funding from the Rugby Football Union to place its reserve teams in the proposed hybrid league…
Exclusive: RFU receives £90m cash boost as part of CVC’s Six Nations stake
The Rugby Football Union has received a major financial boost with an injection of £90 million as part of the deal that saw private equity firm CVC…
The 25 moments that defined rugby this year in 2021
April 24: Third title for England England’s 10-6 victory over France gives the Red Roses a hat-trick of Women’s Six Nations titles. It was an average performance,…
Rugby faces grassroots refereeing crisis over ‘alarming’ rise in abuse of officials
The behaviour of professional players and coaches is having a direct effect on the “alarming” rise of abuse of officials at grassroots level, according to English rugby’s…
RFU reveals estimated lost revenue of £120m as impact of pandemic is laid bare
The Rugby Football Union has laid bare the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their finances after revealing estimated lost revenue of £120 million. There was also…