Rugby Football Union (RFU)
RFU eyes benefits from new digital ticketing deal
RFU fears ‘catastrophic’ relegation from Nations Championship
England Sevens could be scrapped to create GB team
RFU aims for stability and commercial nous with Bill Sweeney appointment
RFU and Premiership Rugby downplay rift as breakaway league rumours resurface
RFU posts £30.9m loss, looks to new financial future
RFU rocked by Brown resignation
RFU dismisses Baron’s claims of financial turmoil
RFU launches ambitious strategic masterplan
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has unveiled an ambitious strategic plan which outlines goals of becoming the “strongest sport” in England and the world’s leading rugby nation by 2021.
RFU defeated in effort to condense Six Nations
The English Rugby Football Union’s bid to cut the Six Nations Championship from a seven to a six-week schedule has been denied after France stood with the four other competing nations against the proposal at a board meeting earlier this week, according to multiple reports.
World Cup fills RFU’s coffers as revenues soar to record level
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has reported record revenue of £407.1m (€466.1m/$522.7m) fuelled by England’s hosting of the 2015 World Cup, as Andy Cosslett was today (Friday) formally elected as the new chairman of the organisation.
Rugby World Cup chief set to become RFU chairman
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced that Andy Cosslett is set to become its new chairman following his spell as head of England’s organising committee for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
CSM names senior RFU executive as group managing director
Sophie Goldschmidt is to step down as chief commercial and marketing officer at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in order to take up the role of group managing director at the CSM Sport & Entertainment division of marketing services group Chime Communications.
RFU breaks through £200m revenue barrier
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced it was able to generate record revenue of £207.9m (€295.6m/$312.7m) during its 2014-15 financial year.
RFU and USA Rugby partner up in new commercial venture
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has entered into a strategic partnership with USA Rugby through which it will seek to aid the commercial growth of rugby union in the United States.
London Irish in talks for overseas Premiership game
English Premiership rugby union club London Irish has confirmed that it is in talks over the possibility of staging a regular season game overseas, amid reports that the team could play one of its home matches in New York.
The Leader: Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie, CEO of the English RFU (Rugby Football Union), on stamping out ticket touts and succeeding where the 2012 London Olympics failed
Premiership Rugby chief confirms expansion talks
English rugby union’s top tier club competition the Premiership will hold talks over plans to expand to 14 teams through temporarily suspending promotion and relegation.