RFU makes radical bid to ditch ‘old farts’ council in Sweeney shake-up

Will significantly strengthen chief executive’s positionProposal expected to go down badly among rebelsThe Rugby Football Union plans to do away with its council – the decision-making body infamously dubbed “57 old farts” by Will Carling – in a radical governance shake-up after Bill Sweeney’s survival as chief executive last month.In a move that would significantly strengthen Sweeney’s position and represent the biggest change to the structure of the org