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The Latest Breaking News from Bill Sweeney

RFU rebels demand significant changes after Sweeney survives confidence vote

The rebel group Whole Game Union calls for fundamental change to governance in the wake of Thursday’s RFU special general meeting

The Guardian - UK

Bill Sweeney survived an argument but English rugby union is still at war

Fears the Premiership is becoming a ‘closed shop’ are stoking more discontent for the RFU and its chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Sean Lynn urges Wales to embrace mighty England challenge in front of record crowd

The Principality Stadium will play host to the round two fixture in the Women’s Six Nations

The Independent UK

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Bill Sweeney survives but unedifying saga has done English rugby little good

The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union survived a vote of no confidence by a decisive margin

The Independent UK

Bill Sweeney: Rugby Football Union chief executive survives vote of no confidence

Interim chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has described the outcome as ‘emphatic’ and ‘decisive’

Evening Standard

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney survives vote of no confidence

Sweeney was backed by 65.82 per cent of the vote.

The Independent UK

Bill Sweeney survives vote of no confidence at Rugby Football Union SGM

Sweeney was supported by 65.82 per cent of the vote.

The Independent UK

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RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney wins confidence vote as grassroots revolt fails

Rugby Football Union CEO Bill Sweeney convincingly survived a vote of no-confidence at Twickenham on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney survives vote of no confidence at special general meeting

The embattled Sweeney had been facing a revolt in the game

The Independent UK

Beaumont calls for unity as RFU chief Sweeney fights for his future in vote

Bill Beaumont, the interim RFU chair, has said he is trying to head off ‘months of rancour’ but opponents insist Bill Sweeney should resign regardless of vote’s result

The Guardian - UK

Bill Sweeney’s future on the line as RFU chief faces no-confidence vote

Sweeney indicated in January that he intended to stay on until the end of the 2027 World Cup cycle.

The Independent UK

Robot rugby may be a way off but art of coaching is making way for science

As data reshapes coaching and tactics at club and international level, the numbers are increasingly king

The Guardian - UK

English clubs urged to vote for Bill Sweeney’s removal at RFU meeting

The chair of Nottingham Rugby has written an open letter taking aim at ‘severe failures’ by the current leadership team

The Guardian - UK

Premiership ready to rumble again with a post-Six Nations glow

The English top flight has clouds on its horizon but it returns with Derby Weekend full of promise and intrigue

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Evening Standard

England could LEAVE Twickenham as RFU chief names potential new homes

Bill Sweeney insists restrictions over staging concerts at Allianz Stadium could force RFU to look elsewhere

The Independent UK

England could leave Twickenham for Milton Keynes or Birmingham, says RFU chief

Bill Sweeney says there are “plenty of places that would like to have us”.

The Guardian - UK

No green light: RFU threatens to leave Twickenham over Beyoncé spat

Bill Sweeney has threatened to move England to Milton Keynes or Birmingham due to Twickenham’s licensing restrictions after missing out on lucrative Beyoncé concerts

The Independent UK

England may ditch Twickenham for Milton Keynes over concert row, says RFU chief

London venue missed out on the chance of hosting a string of lucrative Beyonce concerts due to licensing restrictions

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The Guardian - UK

Commercial director behind £100m deal resigns in latest setback to RFU

Stuart Ramsey, who was instrumental to securing a £100m naming rights deal for Twickenham with Allianz last year, handed in his notice last month

The Independent UK

No confidence vote risks sending English rugby into ‘paralysis’, clubs told

Chief executive Bill Sweeney will face a vote of no-confidence at a special general meeting in late March

The Guardian - UK

‘Clubs are going to disappear’: grassroots rugby crying for help in Six Nations’ shadow

The community game’s feedback for the Bills, Sweeney and Beaumont, makes for painful reading as RFU hits the road in week of Calcutta Cup

The Independent UK

Review finds controversial RFU bonus scheme was ‘well-reasoned and appropriate’

Chief executive Bill Sweeney has been under fire since accepting a bonus of nearly £400,000 in a year in which the RFU announced record losses

The Independent UK

It’s time for Steve Borthwick to deliver and this England decision will decide Six Nations fate

SIX NATIONS 2025: A trip to the champions in Dublin to begin a pivotal Six Nations campaign, Harry Latham-Coyle examines how Steve Borthwick hopes to spark a reaction against Ireland following a dismal 2024

The Guardian - UK

Beaumont defends RFU’s Sweeney and takes aim at ‘personal attack’ on CEO

The Rugby Football Union’s interim chairman Bill Beaumont has written a letter urging the governing body’s members to vote against a resolution to remove Bill Sweeney

The Independent UK

Besieged Bill Sweeney battles on – but the RFU is no longer remotely fit for purpose

As the chief executive’s future hangs in the balance, it is time for radical reform of English rugby’s governing body

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