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Many of these fixtures were classified differently under historical regulations, such as Victory Internationals, select tour matches or one-off representative games, meaning players who played for England did not receive caps despite competing against national XVs from other major rugby nations. These retrospective caps correct this historical oversight and honours the commitment, skill and service of the players who proudly wore the rose.
“These players represented England with distinction, often in challenging post-war circumstances or on demanding overseas tours,” said Immediate Past President, Rob Udwin. “They wore the rose, faced full international opposition, and demonstrated the same pride and commitment as any fully capped England player.
“It is only right that we formally acknowledge their achievements. These caps are a long‑overdue honour, and we look forward to celebrating these individuals and their families as we place their names into the permanent history of English rugby.”
The RFU Board appointments include:
The decisions were also to elect the RFU Council Presidential team for the 2025-26 season who are:
Biographical details for the appointments above can be found below.
11 changes to the Rules proposed by Nottingham RFC and seconded by Chichester RFC were resoundingly defeated.
One change proposed by South Yorkshire Referee Society and seconded by Warwickshire Referee Society, was accepted. This would allow Referee Societies to affiliate as RFU members through other Constituent Bodies and not only the Rugby Football Referee Union.
This change was to amend Rule 5.3 to read:
In addition to Clubs duly…
Bill Sweeney again withheld his full backing for England head coach Steve Borthwick, but says that the Rugby Football Union is not in discussions with Andy Farrell as a potential successor.
The chief executive of the RFU issued a caveated vote of confidence in Borthwick after England suffered their first defeat by Italy this month. Another loss to France in Paris confirmed England’s worst Six Nations campaign with four defeats.
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The RFU’s review into England’s tournament is due to be completed by the end of April and Sweeney declined to confirm that Borthwick would remain in charge through to the Nations Championship matches. When asked whether Borthwick would lead England in the summer against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, Sweeney said: “The primary focus is to get to the bottom of the issues, what are the issues, and clearly there are some and we are getting to them already and a sense of some of those need addressing. I see the outcome of that being for us to make sure we have the right support mechanisms in place to address that and support Steve to get that right going forward.”
Under Nigel Redman, the RFU performance director, a…