Williams: I'd back call to get rid of Sweeney
The Rugby Paper|December 10, 2023
THE Championship’s joint top try scorer David Williams has called for Sport England or another organisation to get involved and provide some accountability to decisions being made at Twickenham. 
LUKE JARMYN
Williams: I'd back call to get rid of Sweeney

The Nottingham and ex-Leicester Tigers flyer is voicing his strong concerns over the management systems at HQ, and stated he’s firmly in the ‘remove Bill Sweeney from the RFU’ camp, after it was recently reported that English Rugby’s top figure has seen his salary rise for the third year running.

He’s echoed the thoughts of many in the sport, discussing whether it’s right the RFU’s chief executive has seen his annual salary rise to £684,000, while four professional clubs have gone bust and huge uncertainty around the second tier remains.

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