English rugby is about to reignite a civil war that has been going on for almost 30 years, involving the professional game ...

RFU chairman Tom Ilube has stepped down from his position after widespread criticism from all corners of the game over the ...

Tom Ilube steps down as Rugby Football Union chairman, pre-empting the possibility of a grassroots rebellion forcing him out ...

LONDON (AP) — Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union after an outcry about the organization's ...

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Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union amid the ongoing controversy over executive pay.

Council has set up an immediate review into the circumstances surrounding the huge bonuses received by CEO Bill Sweeney and other executives after "recognising the reputational damage done to the ...

A two-thirds majority vote would then be required to oust chairman Ilube and press RFU directors to remove chief executive Sweeney whose compensation package triggered this crisis at the top of ...

The simmering discontent among England’s second-tier rugby clubs has led to a significant demand for change within the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The 12 clubs are calling for a Special General ...

However, a group of co-opted members of the RFU Council - appointed to make the governing body more inclusive - have expressed their "anger and distress" Ilube has been "forced out", blaming ...

Resigns after three years, saying ‘recent events have become a distraction’ amid crisis over handling of salary and bonus ...