Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 26686

Rugby

Tabled: 27 January 2025

Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

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

Stephanie Peacock

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...

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