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The Latest Breaking News from Bill Sweeney

London emerges as ‘strong possibility’ to host Nations Championship after Qatar bid turned down

The inagural edition of World Rugby’s new competition is set to be held in 2026

The Independent UK

RFU looked at abandoning Twickenham and hosting England in Birmingham

The Rugby Football Union considered a Midlands site with ‘better access for whole of the country’ before opting to stay at a renamed Twickenham

The Guardian - UK

RFU give strong backing to Steve Borthwick after ‘out of the blue’ coaching departures

Borthwick has been handed significant power in the Professional Game Partnership but has lost key lieutenants Felix Jones and Aled Walters in recent weeks

The Independent UK

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Trepidation as well as triumphalism as English rugby breaks fresh ground

New season begins amid concern over whether club and country can cooperate in managing the welfare of players

The Guardian - UK

Shaun Edwards is the man to fill England’s coaching void after Felix Jones’ exit

Steve Borthwick’s team is in chaos and the RFU should prioritise recruiting the rugby league legend whatever the cost

The Guardian - UK

Selling Twickenham naming rights to Allianz ‘an investment into the future’

The decade-long partnership will provide in excess of £10million a year at a time when the sport is facing significant financial challenges.

The Independent UK

RFU open books to England players to thrash out ground breaking deal

Team England and RUF have already agreed new hybrid contracts

Evening Standard

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Impact ’25: RFU launches £12m initiative to grow women’s grassroots rugby

The RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney said women’s rugby is key to the growth of the overall game as he announced a £12m grassroots investment

The Guardian - UK

Championship clubs hit out at RFU over 'zombie' Premiership 2 plans

The RFU want to launch a new Premiership 2 next season

Evening Standard

RFU’s three wise men bear gifts but revamp of English game will not be easy

While trio’s vision appeals to national side and the Premiership there is still work to be done in building trust with Championship sides

The Guardian - UK

English rugby set for contract overhaul in boost to Steve Borthwick as RFU issue warning to Championship clubs

Sabbaticals could become more common as player management comes into greater focus

Evening Standard

RFU urges Championship clubs to get on board with major revamp of English rugby

Enhanced contracts for England players, a revamped second tier and a cap on Premiership squad sizes are all on the table

The Independent UK

Fallout from Eddie Jones exit contributes to RFU costs rising by £4.7m

The RFU’s decision to sack Eddie Jones and replace him with Steve Borthwick contributed to increased England costs of nearly £5m, according to the organisation’s annual report for the year ending June 2023

The Guardian - UK

England need spirit of 2003 to repeat feat of rugby world domination

Lawrence Dallaglio and Martin Johnson look, 20 years on, at the World Cup win and steps the current squad must take

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

English rugby union adjusts to grim reality as RFU thrashes out new deal

Crisis-hit domestic game faces watershed season as remaining Premiership clubs await new professional game partnership

The Guardian - UK

Disaster averted, but England’s Rugby World Cup medal papers over cracks

While third place was a victory for bloody-mindedness, Steve Borthwick now needs to plan for the long-term future

The Guardian - UK

Curry ‘getting support’ after receiving threats following racial slur allegation

The England flanker was subjected to online abuse after the Mbonambi claim as World Rugby investigates an accusation against the South Africa hooker

The Independent UK

RFU confirm conversations underway over possible British & Irish league

The future of the club game in Europe could be radically reshaped

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The Independent UK

World Rugby insist new ‘Nations Championship’ competition will benefit all despite criticism

Nations like Uruguay, Samoa and Portugal will be locked out of the top tier of the ‘Nations Championship’ until 2032

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of tickets unsold for England v Fiji but Paris quarter-finals sell out

On Tuesday evening nearly 4,500 tickets were still up for grabs for Sunday afternoon’s quarter-final in Marseille, ranging in price from €75 to €300

The Guardian - UK

RFU chief takes ‘no pleasure’ in Eddie Jones’ World Cup failure with Australia

Bill Sweeney, the Rugby Football Union chief executive, said he took no pleasure in Eddie Jones’s plight with Australia

The Independent UK

Is England vs Samoa on TV? Channel, start time and how to watch Rugby World Cup

England will look to maintain momentum ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals

The Guardian - UK

RFU’s reluctance to share England spoils with Samoa really rankles

Bill Sweeney’s comments show an unwillingness to give teams like the one they face on Saturday a hand on or off the field

Evening Standard

Bill Sweeney’s ‘spectacular’ future of rugby claims hit wrong note for a sport in disarray

Supporters of the four professional clubs that no longer exist will be forgiven for choking on Bill Sweeney's claims that English rugby is "on the cusp of something quite spectacular".

The Independent UK

English rugby ‘on the cusp of something spectacular’ despite year of turmoil, claims RFU CEO Bill Sweeney

Under-fire Bill Sweeney suggested that brighter times are ahead for the sport despite a year that has seen the demise of four professional clubs and an under-performing men’s national team

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