Bill Sweeney, chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has forecast that the body will lose around £145m (€161m/$188m) in revenues in the short term as a “mid-case” scenario after the orga…
RFU braced for £145m in lost revenues as ‘mid-case’ scenario
Bill Sweeney, the RFU chief executive, faces the media at Twickenham Stadium (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
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