The CCU  whatever they were called were all hot air for about 2 weeks in Jan, then nothing.

It will be late in about a months time and that I'm sorry to say will be a major nail in the club rugby coffin and once its gone its gone, it ain't coming back

We are all members of the RFU butvour main voice is through our CB reps. They have to represent the whole of their CB and, unfortunately, the views expressed by National League clubs are not always supported by the lower level Clubs.

My Club would love to be part of a playing pyramid which sees players move up and down between Clubs and Leagues to their, and their Club’s betterment but many smaller Clubs just see us as opposition and want our fringe players to be their stars with nothing in return. 

Getting holistic opinions in CBs can be like herding cats!

The RFU are not fit for purpose, full stop!

So changes need to be made, not just let them carry on doing whatever they want and bully every club into going along with what they say.

The clubs in the UK have got to have a voice and do this. 

Next season there will be 100's of players stopping playing with this tackle law, on the back of that , clubs will go under or merge, that is a fact and a head on crash the RFU are walking into, eyes wide open. They have been told, they have been warned and what do they do, put on a few roadshows, where it was rammed home they are correct, they did not even do one in Cornwall, shows what they think of that part of the world!

The group of "Merry men and woman" at HQ are trying to flex to show they have more power than the clubs.

If we are not happy with a Government we get a chance to reelect, well the time has come for the member clubs to get rid of Sweeney and his jolly men with Paula Carter and elect a governing body that will look after the game of Rugby Football Union for all, not just the few!

To be honest I see the only hope is that the class action over brain injuries succeeds and bankrupts the RFU forcing a new governing body to be formed because nothing else will force change. And even if this is likely to be years away. 

But I’m sure someone on here will know 

Call an EGM and get rid of the lot Sweeney downwards 

There are so many clubs upset I would not have thought it would be that hard to pull together 

If they get away with the changes this time next year there will be less clubs to call an EGM 

The difficult part is getting to contact all the clubs.

And getting them to be interested.

If you want to help, drop me a PM.

Thank you 

Jester : thoughts please?

I’m sure we can get the ball rolling on this site

But the bottom line is 

Sweeney and his merry troops have got to go and go now! 

Its these same professionals that advise the Council on matters such as the Tackle height and so on. Council members are elected by their Constituent Body to serve on council along with I think 4 or 5 independent Council Members. So who do you want to remove? The paid staff who if "sacked" may be paid off handsomely or the Council Members who serve a 3 year term before having to be re-elected or step down for someone else. 

The tackle high issue is here to stay. The game has a legal duty to do something to reduce known injuries. 

Reorganisation of the leagues will never suit everyone. 

The only issue I can see which could be changed is the RFU dealings with the Premiership cartel to ensure a more equitable distribution of money (and power). 

Sir only has 1 set of eyes and in most games no team of 3 let alone a tmo. 

How many times do we see sir following a pass and missing the late upright hit of a tackler smashing a 10 or in what I reckon is the greatest number on concussions in lower level games impacts with the head in a ruck situation.

If they want to stop head impacts they need to clean up the tackle area so less bodies on the ground first and foremost, I am not saying bring back raking players on the ground but stop players going off their feet unless tackler/tackled and start it at the top of the game

I agree with your sentiments PP, BUT, who are these paid employees working for? I would suggest that they work for us, the clubs who make up the Union. There has been some extremely poor examples of “business” management by some of OUR employees which, I hope, at review time are properly considered (assuming of course this takes place). The amount of our money that goes to the Premiership, whilst next to b—ger all goes to the community game is disgraceful.

Definitely! 

We have and were fobbed off re the tackle, most CB members are so far removed from todays game and the needs of clubs we might as well be in the 1990's, which is where most are still living.

Currently the About the RFU page from their Main Menu returns a Page Not Found.

There is still a post which lists some of the key figures dating back from 2021. -  https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/what-is-the-rfu-council" rel="nofollow - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/what-is-the-rfu-council

Also (a couple of years out of date mind) -  https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/6f/6fcd1c4b-960d-47c8-ad17-b93aa5ba4fed/Council%20Members%20Biographies%202021-22%20%28Jan%20update%29.pdf" rel="nofollow - https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/6f/6fcd1c4b-960d-47c8-ad17-b93aa5ba4fed/Council%20Members%20Biographies%202021-22%20(Jan%20update).pdf

MPs would have them before a select committee.

Maybe time to write to our MPs and put the RFU under outside scrutiny?

You mean like this?

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/17878" rel="nofollow - https://committees.parliament.uk/event/17878

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/5cba4aaf-7b7e-43e3-b333-aaf7d71d5865" rel="nofollow - https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/5cba4aaf-7b7e-43e3-b333-aaf7d71d5865

With regards to recent other "decisions". I'll think you'll find the MPs would champion the Tackle Height change as a good thing, due diligence over competition structure changes whilst annoying are the bi-product of certain situations like Clubs going bust up and down the League structure and I doubt that MPs would know which way was up on that subject.

1forTD agree the RFU did indeed misjudge the support of the Community Game but unless they shift some of the Cash from the Premiership Agreement funding back to the Community Game things will still wither on the vine, the most recent "survey" asked for 5 Top "needs" for Clubs I bet 100% want more funding, more on the ground RFU staff (CRCS and RDOs won't return)

They were before a select committee last November. Have you noticed how things have changed since then? No, me neither.

My MP wouldn't be interested anyway. He's only really interested in turning a blind eye to Boris's behaviour and bullying civil servants although he does have a bit more time on his hands now it seems. Asking people like this to speak out about self-interested incompetence would be like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas.

I agree.

On your first point the MPs interest it's happening already. 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/28/government-tells-uk-grassroots-coaches-concussed-players-must-sit-out-21-days?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other