Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney's future will be voted on by rugby clubs across England after his critics forced the governing body to call a crisis summit.
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney's future will be voted on by clubs across England after his critics forced the governing body to call a crisis summit.The rebel movement against Sweeney accused the RFU of "merely postponing the inevitable", insisted it had the support required under constitutional rules and would resubmit its paperwork to prove it.
"The notice to request an SGM contained a significant number of inaccuracies, however, the RFU respects the right of its members to call for an SGM and for their views to be heard," read a statement from the governing body. "Objectively, we should ask whether English rugby, in the aftermath, was managed effectively," wrote Beaumont. "Having seen all countries wrangle the same problems, I can say with confidence, in comparison to many other countries, the RFU has come out of this period very well.
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