#Bill Sweeney

In what will go down as the most surreal week in sports since 9/11, racing got a double spoonful of distasteful medicine. As the sports world - and the real world - come to grips with the spreading coronavirus, the horse world must also sort out the impact of the criminal bombshell that dropped Monday. Rival trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro,…

RUGBY UNION chief executive Bill Sweeney is recovering in hospital after suffering a blood clot on lung, the governing body has confirmed. Sweeney was admitted on Friday and the RFU said he is "expected to make a full recovery and return to work" following a period of recuperation. Sweeney joined the RFU in 2019 after spending five years as chief…

Mark Best played for Jersey for three seasons After three years with Jersey, Mark Best spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about his recent move to Doncaster and the future of the Championship. After missing out on an Ulster Academy contract following two years of representing their U20s, Mark Best threw himself into'regular' life. Working for an estate…

ENGLAND have sacked head coach Eddie Jones after seven years in the Twickenham hot seat. The 62-year-old has been dismissed following a dismal autumn series that saw his side win just one out of four games. Jones' contract had been due to expire after the World Cup in France next year but the RFU have swung the axe following a review of recent…

There are soap operas that have been around for a long time and have fewer plot lines than international rugby coaching right now. There hasn't been a prime-time comeback like Warren Gatland's return as Wales coach since EastEnders' Dirty Den returned to Walford in 2003. The most contentious Australian relationship since Kylie It is also ironic…

England are considering RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea as an interim coaching option with Warren Gatland also in the frame as Eddie Jones' future looks increasingly uncertain. RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, alongside O'Shea, is holding a review into the performance of their current head coach Jones after England's worst year in terms…

Key figures from across the global game discussed the sport's short and long-term future in a video call on Monday. While there was agreement on the need for a revamped schedule in the future, clubs and unions have yet to finalise how the remainder of the current year will look following the coronavirus pandemic. More talks will take place as a…