Ilube was under pressure after emergency meetingChair was heavily criticised over sport’s pay furore
Tom Ilube has stepped down as the chairman of the Rugby Football Union as a result of the executive pay and bonus scandal that has engulfed the game.
Ilube, who took up the role in 2021, admitted in a brief statement that “recent events have become a distraction from the game” amid the fury at all levels over the game after it emerged Bill Sweeney, the chief executive, was paid £1.1m, including a £358,000 long-term incentive plan bonus while five other executive directors shared a bonus of close to £1m amid 42 redundancies and the RFU’s record loss to reserves.
