Rugby Football Union (RFU)
RFU to increase revenue payments to Championship clubs
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has agreed a five-year deal, from the 2015-16 season until 2019-20, to increase the amount of money it pays to teams in the Championship second-tier domestic club competition.
English Premiership looking to scrap promotion-relegation – report
English rugby union clubs in the country’s top-tier Premiership will propose an expanded competition for the start of the 2016-17 season without promotion or relegation, according to the Telegraph.
London Welsh ready to challenge Premiership over revenue split
Premiership team London Welsh has said it is prepared to take legal action over the uneven distribution of funds in English rugby union’s top division.
Chelsea eyes Twickenham as temporary home
English Premier League football club Chelsea has made preliminary enquiries regarding the possibility of playing matches at Twickenham stadium while its Stamford Bridge home is redeveloped.
RFU reaches Premiership settlement over Rugby World Cup
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), the governing body of rugby union in England, and the sport’s top-tier Premiership in the country, have reached an agreement over scheduling the domestic tournament around the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
RFU queries Premiership’s World Cup compensation bid
Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Ian Ritchie has questioned the compensation figure sought by English Premiership clubs with regards to England’s staging of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, pointing out that they stand to benefit from a home tournament.
RFU chief hopeful of European resolution
Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has said he is optimistic that a pan-European rugby union competition can be salvaged for next season.
RFU tackles match-fixing with Sportrader deal
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has signed up to Sportradar’s integrity monitoring services.
London Irish appoints O’Toole commercial director
English rugby union club London Irish has appointed Jim O'Toole as its permanent commercial director, following his interim role since February.
RFU develops school programme
The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed that from September, 100 new schools will join All Schools, its programme to help more secondary state school children play rugby.
English rugby union to invest over £300m
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is to invest over £300 million into the sport at all levels and will increase grassroots spending by a third.