Rugby
Commons · Question 26686 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) the governance structures in men's rugby union and (b) their alignment with the requirements for government funding allocations.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 3 Feb 2025
The governance of rugby union is a matter for the Rugby Football Union (the national governing body for rugby union), which is independent of government.The revised Code for Sports Governance sets out the levels of transparency, diversity and inclusion, a...