National League 1 clubs have united to join mounting calls for an overhaul of the way rugby union is run in England amid the ongoing crisis over record financial losses and executive bonuses.
In an open letter, the twelve clubs criticise “major failures in governance and leadership” and a “lack of accountability” before an emergency meeting of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council on Wednesday.
Championship and grassroots clubs have already called for a debate leading to a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the game’s governing body.
Last month the RFU announced a record operating loss of nearly £40m, but chief executive Bill Sweeney earned £1.1m, after being awarded a bonus of £358,000 to go with his salary of £742,000.
Sweeney was one of six executives who shared a bonus pot of £1.3m at a time when the union is making more than 40 people redundant.
In their open letter, the National League 1 clubs say “recent events have…
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