- Tom Ilube is ready to step down as chairman – having occupied role since 2021
- Sweeney received a pay of £1.1m despite financial losses and staff redundancies
Sir Bill Beaumont is being lined up to take over as interim chairman of the RFU, amid heightened speculation that the incumbent, Tom Ilube, is set to quit over the bonuses row.
In the aftermath of a meeting at Twickenham on Wednesday night attended by the union’s council members, it emerged that Ilube is ready to step down as chairman – having occupied the role since 2021.
He has faced a furious backlash from the wider English rugby community since the RFU’s annual report revealed that chief executive Bill Sweeney received a pay package of £1.1million, including a £358,000…
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