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Bill Sweeney Confirms There’s No Immediate Plans to Change England Eligibility Criteria

10 April 2024 0 comments

It was fascinating to watch England’s progress at the Six Nations. After a shaky start against Italy, where a handful of newcomers to the international […]

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in hospital for treatment for pulmonary embolism

3 May 2022 0 comments

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney is being treated in hospital for a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney was admitted with the condition – a blocked […]

Probyn column: Bill Sweeney’s legacy will hinge on talks with Premiership

12 September 2020 0 comments

Sweeney’s skill for collective bargaining will be his biggest test, writes Jeff Probyn

Bill Sweeney urged to take the axe to untouched RFU-Premiership fund

1 September 2020 0 comments

Is the RFU chief executive keeping Premiership clubs happy so they release England players this autumn?

Bill Sweeney confirms RFU to make 139 staff redundant

6 July 2020 0 comments

RFU to push ahead with option to reduce workforce by almost a quarter

RFU chief Bill Sweeney gives honest account of financial peril game faces

5 May 2020 0 comments

Sweeney spoke to the DCMS committee on Tuesday to discuss the shape of finances

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney responds to outcry from Championship clubs

19 February 2020 0 comments

Sweeney justifies cuts to Championship funding in reply to clubs’ letter voicing grave concerns

Championship cuts: Concerned chairmen issue open letter to Bill Sweeney

18 February 2020 0 comments

The Championship Clubs Committee (CCC) write to RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in The Rugby Paper

Sweeney’s words causing deep anger

24 December 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is something radically wrong when the chief executive of the RFU – who is responsible for […]

Williams: I’d back call to get rid of Sweeney

10 December 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN The Championship’s joint top try scorer David Williams has called for Sport England or another organisation to get involved and provide some […]

Sweeney reports £4m profit for RFU

3 December 2023 0 comments

The RFU made a profit of £4m in 2022-23 despite three Premiership clubs and the Championship winners Jersey Reds going out of business because of […]

Sweeney’s PGP plan facing big obstacles

19 November 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN The Championship’s unanimous rejection of the RFU’s plans to turn it into a ‘Premiership 2’ franchise league is a serious obstacle to […]

Sweeney backing for a strong second tier

8 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bill Sweeney has pledged Twickenham’s support for the Championship but said the level of funding for the second tier, which will be […]

Sweeney leaves his chair empty

10 September 2023 0 comments

WORLD CUP DIARY ENGLAND landed in Le Touquet last Thursday and were immediately welcomed by the locals, including the mayor at a ceremony on Saturday […]

Sweeney must be held to account

10 September 2023 1 comment

BILL Sweeney has ducked so far below the parapet when it comes to answering questions about the RFU’s administration of the game in England that […]

Tax bill pushes Irish to the brink

4 June 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON London Irish’s hopes of Premiership survival are hanging by a thread after the club was hit with winding-up petitions by HM Revenue […]

Work to do but Bill can meet the challenge

21 May 2023 0 comments

DESPITE efforts to improve the league structures, there are clearly problems that have not been resolved. In restructuring the leagues, the RFU did not fully […]

A rout which should force Sweeney and O’Shea to go

9 April 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Those who want to turn rugby union in England into a protectionist franchise sport should reflect long […]

Sweeney more of a liability than an asset

26 February 2023 0 comments

SADLY it needs to be realised that the RFU has abandoned its frequently misused historic role as guardian of the game’s best interests. Grassroots rugby […]

With this record, it’s time Sweeney headed to the exit

5 February 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Bill Sweeney will be looking over his shoulder as the Six Nations gets underway, and with good […]

Give Bill a break – he’s the best man for the job

5 February 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really cannot understand why so many people within our game seem to be ‘gunning’ for […]

It’s a miracle Sweeney has kept the RFU afloat

4 December 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS great as the game of rugby is, it seems that there is always a need […]

Sweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear

27 November 2022 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether he should be considering […]

Sweeney is left carrying the can

30 October 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to see mistakes that were […]

‘Nuclear’ option on the table in financial crisis – Sweeney

17 October 2022 0 comments

RFU chief Bill Sweeney has said the ‘nuclear’ option of central contracts is on the table as English rugby wrestles with the fallout of its […]

RFU chief Sweeney challenges Jones to build on Aussie tour

24 July 2022 0 comments

Bill Sweeney has challenged Eddie Jones and his England players to build on their success Down Under and exorcise some Six Nations demons. The RFU […]

Sweeney on mend

8 May 2022 0 comments

THE RFU expect chief executive Bill Sweeney to make a full recovery after suffering a pulmonary embolism.Sweeney will not be in position at Twickenham for […]

‘Beleaguered Bill’ tries to defend the indefensible

27 March 2022 1 comment

NICK CAINREAD HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHO runs the RFU, Bill Sweeney or Eddie Jones? There have been rumours ever since Sweeney took over […]

Sweeney offers hope to clubs in second tier

27 March 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN THERE could be good news for the Championship clubs, and the English club game as a whole, with indications this week from the […]

Wage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone

26 December 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap cuts can only be […]

Sweeney: Six Nations could go to pay-for TV broadcaster

16 December 2020 1 comment

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney discusses the arrival of Amazon on the rugby TV broadcastings scene

Sweeney: Six Nations may not go to pay-tv

22 November 2020 1 comment

BILL SWEENEY says much of the £44m the RFU will receive from the government’s £135m survival package for Rugby Union will go to the community […]

We still don’t know why CEO Bill says Cain was wrong

1 November 2020 0 comments

THE £91m “sinkhole” deficit article by Nick Cain and the subsequent RFU denials has created much interest. First up, RFU CEO Bill Sweeney dismissed the […]

Sweeney’s legacy will depend on Prem talks

6 September 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Rich pickings: Players are paid more to represent England than any other country PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Sweeney urged to battle the ‘fat cats’

30 August 2020 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY TAKING an axe to Premiership funding would earn RFU boss Bill Sweeney applause from the community game, says Berkshire RFU and […]

Cut again,Sweeney and Jones!

12 July 2020 0 comments

WE are told that the 149 redundancies announced by the RFU will be shared across the the workforce,but there are fears that the community administration […]

Hewett column: Bill Beaumont wears the crown, others wield the power

15 May 2020 0 comments

Chris Hewett shares his view that World Rugby’s governance makes FIFA look like a beacon of democracy

Billy wears the crown, others wield the power

10 May 2020 1 comment

Midway through the BBC’s ancient but still mesmerising adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, there is a pivotal discussion between George Smiley, the hero of […]

Probyn column: Big guns will back Bill Beaumont to save them cash

24 April 2020 0 comments

Jeff Probyn contemplates what Bernard Laporte’s running for World Rugby vice-chairman means for Bill Beaumont’s bid to be re-elected

Big guns will back Bill to save them cash

19 April 2020 0 comments

“What Pichot hopes for is the dream of Tier Two nations, but this can never be achieved” And so it begins, even though we are […]

Sweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers

12 April 2020 0 comments

THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and complexity of the issues […]

RFU chief Sweeney predicts losses of £45-50m

29 March 2020 0 comments

THE RFU will provide a £7m relief package to community clubs in England during the coronavirus pandemic – £5m of which will be loans with […]

Remember Bill, Ashton honed his skills in National One

8 March 2020 1 comment

Lethal: Chris Ashton CHRIS Ashton often seemed to spend more time injured or pursuing his media ambitions during his time at Sale but he never […]

Heard about this, Bill? Boks losing to your National League

16 February 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher gives the RFU food for thought with a famous match at Worcester Determination: Duncan Roke, of the National League, is held by De […]

Sweeney saves the day as Ponty run riot against the Whites

1 April 2018 0 comments

■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …19 Pontypridd …54 A CERI Sweeney inspired Pontypridd hit a half-century in a breathtaking win over Swansea. Joel Raikes caught […]

RFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones

20 April 2021 0 comments

Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England’s poor Six Nations campaign

Why such MI6-style secrecy over Eddie’s RFU judging panel? | Nick Cain

28 March 2021 0 comments

Bill Sweeney told the media some of the people involved on the panel overseeing the RFU’s debrief of England’s Six Nations failings will remain unnamed