Sport England threatens to withhold part of £16m funding
RFL asked to produce timeline on exits of board members
The Rugby Football League has been asked to produce an action plan detailing how it will comply with Sport England’s Code for Sports Governance, with critical funding for the sport due to be released next month remaining in the balance.
Sport England has threatened to withhold the next instalment of a £16m funding package as a result of concerns over the RFL’s governance.
During a turbulent few months for the RFL the chair, Simon Johnson, and several other directors have resigned from the board and that was followed by the controversial return of the former chief executive Nigel Wood, initially as interim chair and now as senior executive director.
