EXCLUSIVE: RFU turned down ExxonMobil sponsorship over PR concerns

(Photo: Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)
(Photo: Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) turned down a lucrative sponsorship agreement with oil and gas firm ExxonMobil over fears of a backlash from the public, SportBusiness understands.

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