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    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      English rugby union seeks to avert crisis on and off the pitch

      National side and league organiser in talks to address ‘conflict’ between game’s different tiers

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Premiership Rugby club Wasps set to enter administration

      Side suspended from league by RFU and faces similar fate to rival Worcester Warriors as financial woes worsen

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Leadership
      Eddie Jones: ‘My coaching wasn’t good enough’

      The England rugby head coach on his leadership mistakes and trying to maximise ‘the potential of the team’

    • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
      Coronavirus economic impact
      England’s sports set for £300m government bailout

      Rugby and horseracing benefit from rescue package, but upper level of men’s football and cricket miss out

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      InterviewSport
      UK sport in need of government support, says broker Lansdown

      Bristol City boss rejects arguments that billionaire owners should bear all pandemic pain

    • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
      English Rugby losses in pandemic lead to renewed call for bailout

      RFU projects revenue shortfall of £145m and warns over grassroots game

    • Friday, 1 May, 2020
      Premier League
      Premier League leads UK sport’s return to action after shutdown

      Safety and commercial concerns remain but football, rugby and cricket begin talks to resume play in pandemic

    • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
      News in-depthSaracens
      How rugby club Saracens taught executive skills — but hid the cheating

      Scandal-hit club sold its leadership philosophy to Allianz, Investec and Lidl

    • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
      Saracens
      Saracens owner made £1.3m property investments with players

      Nigel Wray’s ‘ill-considered approach’ led to Premiership Rugby champions’ relegation

    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      News in-depthRugby
      World Cup ignites love affair between Japan and rugby

      First tournament held in Asia has left unexpectedly permanent stamp on the sport

    • Saturday, 26 October, 2019
      News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry
      England rugby eyes financial win from World Cup success

      Semi-final victory over All Blacks could lift sagging revenues

    • Friday, 13 September, 2019
      News in-depthSport
      The surprising success of world cup rugby in Japan

      Risk of holding tournament ouside sport’s strongholds appears to be paying off

    • Friday, 16 November, 2018
      England rugby chief quits as financial crisis and infighting mount

      Steve Brown has been criticised by some of the game’s leading figures in recent weeks

    • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
      Sport
      General Atlantic joins scrum for Premiership Rugby

      Sport’s top clubs in England consider rival bids

    • Saturday, 3 November, 2018
      English rugby looks to raise its game and cut costs as income falls

      Waning interest from corporate sponsors and broadcasters adds to pressure for results

    • Wednesday, 5 September, 2018
      European companies
      CVC Capital eyes £275m bid for Premiership Rugby

      Private equity deal would be biggest change to the sport since 1995

    • Saturday, 24 February, 2018
      Sport
      Target of half-female crowd in future at Scotland v England rugby

      Murrayfield increasingly mixed ahead of 125th Calcutta Cup match

    • Sunday, 19 November, 2017
      Sport
      Power of money decried in awarding of Rugby World Cup to France

      South Africa and Ireland say emphasis on profit could damage the game

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2016
      Derek Wyatt
      Eddie Jones vs Roy Hodgson — there is only one winner

      What makes the England rugby coach special is his insight into a player’s soul, writes Derek Wyatt

    • Thursday, 11 February, 2016
      UK schools
      Rugby scrums down with school over weight banding

      RFU backs selection by age after Wellington School changes policy to reduce injuries

    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
      World
      English rugby needs sterner stuff

      There can be no favourites — selection must be based on form, writes Will Carling

    • Friday, 2 October, 2015
      Sport
      UK rugby authorities look for conversions in state schools

      RFU funds pay for sport’s introduction to more than 400 secondaries

    • Thursday, 17 September, 2015
      News in-depthUK business & economy
      Rugby World Cup: Sport’s prospects rest on England’s shoulders

      Can host nation shake off memories of heavy drinking and dwarf tossing and survive ‘group of death’?

    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2015
      Sport
      Rugby World Cup comes to Brighton

      RFU hopes Springboks’ arrival in Sussex will boost involvement in the game

    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2015
      Sport
      Nigel Owens details the on-the-pitch dominance of rugby referees

      Nigel Owens analyses how the rugby referee has evolved in a modern world

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