BROWN DEPARTS RFU AS CEO ... SHOCK!

Steve Brown, RFU CEO, has resigned with less than a year to go to the World Cup in Japan. Nigel Melville, ex USA Rugby CEO, will step in to cover. I know the RFU has money problems, mainly due to the East stand build running over budget, and nobody was impressed that community coaches are being made redundant, but nobody expected him to leave the Banana Republic so quickly! Hardly good prep for Eddie and squad for tomorrow's game v Japan, and takes the gloss off a big occasion for the Brave Blossoms, playing at Twickenham for first time for any years.

Chris Jones of BBC explains what is happening in the Banana Republic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/45122734