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    RFU chief executive's salary rose to £1.1m despite redundancies and record losses

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    • Bill Sweeney received hike despite £37.9m loss
    • RFU announced 42 redundancies in September

    The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, Bill Sweeney, saw his salary rise to £1.1m during the 2023-24 financial year despite record losses and swingeing job losses at the governing body.

    Sweeney's basic salary rose from £684,000 to £742,000 – an increase of 8.5% – and he was awarded £358,000 as part of long-term incentive plan, linked to the union's post-Covid recovery.

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