Bill Sweeney’s RFU fate to be decided after Six Nations following U-turn

RFU agree to special general meetingBill Beaumont ratified as interim chairman

Bill Sweeney’s fate as the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive will be decided shortly after the Six Nations following an embarrassing U-turn from the governing body which has now relented to a grassroots ­rebellion and agreed to a special general meeting.

Sweeney has two weeks to set a date for the SGM, which is expected to be held in either late March or early April, after the RFU confirmed that it is “validating the additional information” sent in a letter by the 152 members – a combination of clubs and constituent bodies – calling for the chief executive’s removal.

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