Rugby Football Union boss Bill Sweeney has joined the country’s top players in taking a massive pay cut - and England boss Eddie Jones will be asked to follow suit.
Days after salary reductions of 25 per cent were imposed by all Premiership clubs, Sweeney confirmed the top brass at Twickenham would take one “in excess” of that amount. “The RFU had budgeted for a loss-making year within a four year cycle due to the costs of the 2019 RWC campaign and hosting only two home Six Nations games,” he said. “The loss will now be considerably more as we face challenges similar to businesses across the country. “Based on our planning assumption we estimate RFU revenue losses over the next 18 months to be approximately £45-£50 million and have a firm
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