Barkley given deadline for explanation

The Rugby Football Union have set England fly-half Olly Barkley a deadline of next week to explain how part of his ticket allocation during the RBS 6 Nations championship fell into the wrong hands.

Tickets belonging to Barkley and his England team-mates Ben Cohen and Matt Stevens were found to have come into the possession of unlicensed companies offering unofficial hospitality packages at Twickenham.