Rugby World Cup<\/a> year (2015\/16), when England became the first host nation to exit the tournament at the pool stages.<\/p>\nAround 40% of the revenue (\u00a393.9m) was reinvested in rugby, to support and drive grassroots participation, promote the appeal of England\u2019s top men\u2019s and women\u2019s domestic competitions, and support international teams.<\/p>\n
Despite a high percentage of walkover matches at grassroots level due to the inability of clubs to field teams in the men\u2019s senior 15s game, the RFU say overall participation levels have returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the much-trumpeted, non-contact form of the game, T1, taking off in 1,800 schools.<\/p>\n
After a post-RWC 2023 loss, the RFU recorded a small net loss to reserves of \u00a31.9m, compared with a \u00a342m loss in 2023\/24. But underlying profit was \u00a38m. The RFU is free of any bank debt.<\/p>\n
RFU Chief Executive Bill Sweeney\u2019s salary and bonuses fell to \u00a3702,000, with overall wages and salaries fractionally down from \u00a337.5m to \u00a337.2m. The average monthly number of direct employees was cut by 19 to 614.<\/p>\n
Aware of an over reliance on ticket sales and matchday hospitality for revenue, the RFU stated their desire to push on with hosting more non-rugby related events, while reaffirming their commitment to upgrading facilities at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, including the installation of a new pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a year of progress amid challenges. We\u2019ve made genuine advances on and off the field, yet we know parts of the game remain under real pressure. The recovery of the community game, the resilience of our clubs, and the engagement we\u2019ve seen through our roadshows show what\u2019s possible when we listen and act together,\u201d said Sweeney.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success of the Red Roses and Rugby World Cup 2025 is a powerful springboard to inspire the next generation, and the England men\u2019s team continue to build as they work through their World Cup cycle. There is plenty to be positive about while being clear eyed about the challenges ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The RFU\u2019s 102-page annual report and accounts for 2024\/25 has revealed a \u00a353 million year-on-year increase in revenue.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-283758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}