UK rugby facing doomsday scenario
Rugby Football Union chief warns cancellation of internationals in November and the 2021 Six Nations will be catastrophic for the game
05 May 2020 - 14:45
London — Cancellation of 2020s November internationals and the 2021 Six Nations due to coronavirus restrictions would have a “catastrophic” effect on the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU’s) finances, CEO Bill Sweeney said on Tuesday.
Sweeney told members of a British parliamentary committee that the RFU’s finances were in “pretty good shape” after extensive cost-cutting and temporarily laying off more than 60% of union staff on, but it is being forced to plan for a worst-case scenario in terms of a return to play...
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