Following Ian Ritchie’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby Football Union, it is confirmed that he will leave the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and take up the RFU role on 27th February 2012. Ritchie also stands down as the Independent Non-Executive Director of The Football League and from the...
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The Rugby Football Union has today unveiled details of an exciting new partnership with one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK). The deal will run to 2016 and sees leading brands Lucozade Sport and Maximuscle, part of the Maxinutrition portfolio, partner with the Elite England Rugby Squads as Official...
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The Rugby Football Union today announced that John Wells and Mike Ford, England’s forwards and defence coaches respectively for the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, will be leaving the Union. Acting RFU Chief Executive Stephen Brown said: “John and Mike have given great service to England and rugby in this country over many...
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THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION has succeeded in defeating Viagogo’s appeal in the Court of Appeal against the decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat in March this year. In a landmark ruling – the first action of its kind by a national governing body – the order of Mr Justice Tugendhat required Viagogo to reveal the...
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Stephen Brown took over the role of Acting CEO from Martyn Thomas as of yesterday, Tuesday, November 29. As previously stated, Martyn Thomas will also on December 16 relinquish the chairmanship of England Rugby 2015 , the directorship of European Rugby Cup Ltd and step down from the International Rugby Board Council and the...
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The Rugby Football Union’s Board of Directors held its scheduled November meeting today and approved the following: Martyn Thomas has decided to leave his post as RFU Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on December 16, 2011 following the end of his contract RFU Chief Financial Officer Stephen Brown (pictured), in addition to continuing to...
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Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Global Currency Exchange Network (GCEN) have announced the launch of the brand new England Rugby travel card. Designed to appeal to England Rugby fans throughout the country, this card gives fans the opportunity to show their support for the game by using it to buy match tickets, for travelling...
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Stephen Donald has been granted Governing Body Endorsement to play rugby in England following a Rugby Football Union appeal hearing. The panel of Jeremy Summers (chairman), RFU Rugby Operations Director Rob Andrew and Premiership Rugby Head of Academies and Development Corin Palmer upheld Bath Rugby’s appeal against the initial decision made last month. Donald,...
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Leading energy company,SSE, has today been named as a National Community Partner of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The three year partnership will see SSE invest significantly to support community rugby in England and take on the title sponsorship of the National and Divisional Leagues. To help shape their commitment to English rugby, SSE...
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THE Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced the start of trials of a new internet based coaching academy which aims to deliver the best of rugby coaching information to coaches at all levels of the game throughout England as a complementary and integral part of the RFU’s coach development programmes. The academy has been...
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