Sweeney should get RFU bonus if he earned it. He didn’t, so shouldn’t
England Rugby’s CEO Bill Sweeney should get a hefty pay package, but only if the numbers add up. They don’t, so he shouldn’t, ...
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RFU chief Sweeney accused of ‘lies and deceit’ by Championship club chairman
Bill Sweeney has been accused of “lies and deceit” by the chairman of Nottingham RFC as the depth of ill-feeling towards the ...
Review finds RFU pay scheme 'appropriate'
An independent review finds the Rugby Football Union's controversial executive pay scheme, which led to the resignation of ...
Review finds RFU bonus scheme was 'appropriate, well-reasoned'
An independent review of the Rugby Football Union's controversial scheme that handed CEO Bill Sweeney a £358,000 ($448,681) ...
RFU’s ‘save Sweeney roadshow’ seems to be working... with a bit of help from John Inverdale
On a wet and wintry day in South Yorkshire, Bill Sweeney and the Rugby Football Union’s other leaders sat and listened as ...
Bill Sweeney bonus scheme vindicated by review but RFU explanation was ‘inaccurate’
Bill Sweeney has been vindicated over the Rugby Football Union’s controversial bonus scheme by an independent review despite ...
English RFU set to block Eddie Jordan’s bid to move London Irish to URC
The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) is set to block a request from London Irish to leave the English game and join the ...
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RFU Publishes Independent Review of Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan
The RFU Council commissioned an independent review of the 2021-2024 long-term incentive plan (LTIP) for the executive team.
RFU chiefs' pay scheme which saw Bill Sweeney and others receive sizeable bonuses deemed 'appropriate' after review
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney and other chiefs received sizeable bonuses through a scheme that was set up to persuade them to remain at Twickenham during the post-pandemic era; an ...
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RFU criticised for lack of consultation over bonus row engulfing Sweeney
An independent review of the bonus controversy engulfing the Rugby Football Union and its chief executive Bill Sweeney has criticised a lack of consultation with the RFU Council. The review ...
How Yorkshire RFU Academy is thriving despite no Premiership club to funnel talent into
There was a line in Tom Burrow’s interview with The Yorkshire Post last Saturday that struck a chord with Stuart Dixon, the ...
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Review finds RFU pay scheme 'appropriate'
The review by Law firm Freshfields, which was commissioned by the RFU, has found that the structure of the LTIP "was appropriate in light of the goals it sought to achieve" and is a common tool in ...