Bill Sweeney survived a motion of no confidence as Rugby Football Union chief executive but his opponents warned that they will be back unless real changes are made.

Sweeney was left clinging to his job last year after he received a £1.1million salary at a time when the RFU posted a financial loss of nearly £40million and made 40 staff redundant.

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, argues Matt Hardy ...

Bill Sweeney’s job as RFU CEO is on the line in a vote of no-confidence at Thursday afternoon’s special general meeting - Dan Mullan/Getty Images At 5pm this afternoon at Twickenham, the Rugby ...

Bill Sweeney has run out of chances - here are the four things he must do to save rugby: SIR CLIVE WOODWARD. The time for change is now and Sweeney's no-confidence vote must be a seminal moment to ...

Rugby Football Union CEO Bill Sweeney convincingly survived a vote of no-confidence at Twickenham on Thursday as a grass-roots revolt failed to get close to the majority of votes necessary to ...

A defiant Bill Sweeney has vowed to continue as chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union until the 2027 Rugby World Cup even as he faces a revolt within the game over his tenure ...

Not only did the report show an operating loss of nearly £40m, but chief executive Bill Sweeney pocketed £1.1m, after scooping a bonus of £358,000 to go with his salary of £742,000.

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney stated his intention to remain in his role until 2027 - a difficult task. Sweeney (left) defended his £1.1m pay-cheque, the coaching churn and the RFU's finances.

I can’t do that – Bill Sweeney won’t walk away from RFU role despite pay scandal England rugby’s governing body has agreed to hold a special general meeting after the Guinness Six Nations.

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney received a pay rise of over 400,000 pounds even though the English governing body announced a record operating loss of 37.9 million pounds ($48 ...

While Sweeney won 65.82 per cent of the vote – a margin which interim RFU chair Sir Bill Beaumont described as “emphatic” and “decisive” – this only represents around a third of the ...