- Will significantly strengthen chief executive’s position
- Proposal expected to go down badly among rebels
The RFU council – the decision-making body infamously dubbed “57 old farts” by Will Carling – is likely to be scrapped in a radical governance shake-up following Bill Sweeney’s survival as chief executive last month.
In a move that would significantly strengthen Sweeney’s position and represent the biggest change to the structure of the organisation in recent history, a proposal has been sent for public consultation featuring two options to overhaul the RFU’s governance – both of which would do away with the council, which now has 63 members.
