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Sweeney digs in despite demands to quit RFU role
The Guardian
|January 23, 2025
Bill Sweeney has vowed to fight on as the Rugby Football Union chief executive despite facing calls for his dismissal over a pay and bonuses scandal.
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Sweeney has also said he wanted to defer the controversial bonus payment that has led to demands for his removal.
The RFU has agreed to hold a special general meeting, at which Sweeney may be pressured to end his tenure, after the Six Nations. A total of 141 signatories are included on a letter that was sent to the RFU on 9 January, exceeding the 100 member clubs needed to trigger an SGM under the governing body's rules.
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