RFU chief executive’s salary rose to £1.1m despite redundancies and record losses

Bill Sweeney received hike despite £37.9m loss.

SALARY RISE: Bill Sweeney is now the highest paid executive at a UK sports governing body. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, Bill Sweeney, saw his salary rise to £1.1m during the 2023-24 financial year despite record losses and swingeing job losses at the governing body.

Sweeney’s basic salary rose from £684,000 to £742,000 – an increase of 8.5% – and he was awarded £358,000 as part of long-term incentive plan, linked to the union’s post-Covid recovery.