RFU facing new round of staff cuts in cash crisis

By NICK CAIN

Plan: Francis Baron

THE RFU look to be heading for another round of redundancies as world rugby teeters on the brink of bankruptcy.
The international game is heading towards financial meltdown, with swingeing cuts of between 40 and 50 per cent at the New Zealand and Australian national unions.
TheRugby Paper understands that the RFU have advised all staff, including directors, that they could be made redundant as a result of the stringent cash cutting measures required in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the same time, there continue to be grave misg...

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