England RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney recovering after pulmonary embolism
64-year-old will miss World Rugby’s council meeting in Dublin next week
RFU chief would prefer Eddie Jones’s replacement to be English
RFU director of performance Conor O’Shea also backs succession plan
Rugby Club World Cup looks more like a pipedream at this stage
Dive deeply into it and there are just too many obstacles in the way at present
Eddie Jones’s England future to be decided within next three weeks
RFU chief: ‘We won’t do nothing. But at the same time it’s important we don’t overreact’
England players to have big say over whether Eddie Jones keeps his job
Dan Scarbrough joining legal action after being diagnosed with early onset dementia
Eddie Jones facing crunch talks with English RFU chief executive
His contract runs until 2023 World Cup but is understood to contain a break clause
Cooperation is key to give Lions a chance to roar in South Africa
Touring in front of empty stadiums a last resort as fears grow over viability of series
England call off Barbarians match after learning of second Covid-19 breach
12 players had already been discovered to have left bubble
Six Nations considering delayed start to 2021 tournament over lack of fans
Unions fear loss of revenue could hinder ability to finance the sport
A kick in the teeth for sports, and a nail in the coffin for communities
There’s to be no return of crowds this year – will there be any local sport in UK next year?
England players accept 25 percent wage reduction
Agreement also deals with international players’ concerns around welfare and rest
Ireland to face Wales, Fiji and England in autumn tournament
Japan to take part in group with Scotland, France and Italy
My pay cut is no sacrifice in current climate, says England coach Eddie Jones
‘You’ve got to keep everything in perspective with what’s happening in society’
English RFU announces 139 redundancies in a bid to cut costs
The union is expecting short-term losses of £107m as a result of the coronavirus crisis
England fans may be urged to stop singing Swing Low due to slavery link
English RFU conducting review with some supporters unaware of the song’s roots
Numbers don’t add up to open Aviva if two-metre rule applies
If social distancing protocol was changed to one metre, limited crowds would be viable
The Offload: Eddie Jones back sticking needles in people’s eyes
Sam Burgess bites back and savages Ford, English RFU keen to reduce two metre rule
IRFU expected to lobby Government to reduce physical distancing to 1m
Fears mount over potential loss of Aviva Stadium revenue if 2m distancing rule remains
Rugby union looking at success of rugby league as a summer sport
Bill Sweeney is a member of working group considering a overhaul of rugby’s calendar
IRFU faces revenue losses of up to €60m if 2021 Six Nations is not played
Irish rugby’s sustainability is anchored to filling the Aviva stadium at least five times a year
Premiership and Top 14 demand input in post-pandemic plans
Premiership chief and his French counterpart have both signed letter to World Rugby
RFU will need government bailout if England do not play until next summer
Bill Sweeney concedes rugby union may be one of the ‘last cabs off the rank’
English players want more games away from Twickenham
Players enjoyed their final World Cup warmup match against Italy in Newcastle
Eddie Jones regrets not making changes for World Cup final
‘Probably in hindsight I should have refreshed the squad a little bit’
World Rugby sets deadline for Nations Championship decision
Six Nations and Rugby Championship unions must deliver an answer by Friday
Eddie Jones dismisses Lions role as ‘an ambassador job’
England head coach: ‘the last thing I want to do is spend eight weeks in a blazer’
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