Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union, preempting the possibility of a grassroots revolt that could force him out of the organisation’s executive bonus scale. is
Ilube, who was appointed in August 2021, faces the prospect of a vote of no confidence in his leadership after a motion to sack him gained support from England’s community clubs.
The RFU Chairman is the sole permanent member of the body’s Remuneration Committee which oversees the pay of all employees on a basic salary above £180,000 per annum.
“I have decided to step down from my role as RFU chair as recent events have become a distraction from the game but will continue as soon as possible to ensure a smooth transition to a new chair,” Ilube said. Ilube said.
Several newspapers have reported that former World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, who was England’s Grand Slam-winning captain in his playing days, May return to the RFU in an interim role., external
The RFU’s latest accounts, published in November, revealed that chief executive Bill Sweeney was paid a total of £1.1m despite the organisation’s record losses.
Sweeney was paid just £430,000 in 2020 – his first full year – after taking a voluntary 20% pay cut for three months and not taking a bonus to limit financial pressure during the pandemic. made a choice
However, a three-year incentive plan in 2021 that offered the possibility of bigger rewards for meeting certain RFU performance targets has boosted his salary to seven figures.
The RFU’s record losses came just two months after the RFU was announced. The latest round of redundancies.