The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, is facing calls to resign over the botched handling of the decision to lower the tackle height at community level with the governing body issuing a grovelling apology on Friday for the distress it has caused.
Following a heated emergency council meeting on Thursday, the RFU has acknowledged the “anger and concern” it has prompted but remains committed to lowering the tackle height and will consult its clubs as to the precise definition of how to do so.
