NICE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 17: Bill Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer of the RFU looks on prior to the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has scrapped the controversial long-term incentive plan (LTIP) that led to a major rebellion against CEO Bill Sweeney earlier this year.

Sweeney faced and survived a vote of no confidence in February after it emerged that he had been paid £1.1m in 2023-24 despite the RFU making a loss of £40m.

An independent review of the LTIP, which made up £358,000 of Sweeney’s remuneration, criticised a lack of transparency over the scheme and it has now been halted.

The RFU’s annual report for 2024-25, published tod

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