Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has expressed optimism about the sport's future, despite a "challenging" year marked by an overall loss of nearly £2m. The RFU accounts, released recently, show a 10-year high revenue but a net deficit of £1.9m.
Sweeney describes the year as "positive", highlighting various achievements, including significant growth in membership and improved financial performance. While acknowledging the losses, he emphasizes that the organization is well-placed to overcome current difficulties.
Sweeney describes the year as "positive", highlighting various achievements, including significant growth in membership and improved financial performance. While acknowledging the losses, he emphasizes that the organization is well-placed to overcome current difficulties.
tho £1.9m loss still kinda scary tho i guess the membership growth means more people r intrested n the sport, which is def good news 
so lets hope rfu can keep it up & turn a profit soon 
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Still, it's how you learn from those losses that matters! As long as the RFU keeps pushing forward and adapting to the changing landscape, I'm sure they'll be back on track in no time 
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i guess its good they got more members or whatever but thats not gonna make up for the cash they're burnin through 
and yeah, yeah, they're doin fine... till they ain't 
but i think they're on the right track 
bill sweeney sounds like a cool dude for being optimistic about their future 
and yeah membership growth is def a good thing 
but £1.9m deficit is still kinda steep 
maybe they need to work on cutting costs or finding new revenue streams? 
also, i'm no expert but doesn't £1.9m loss kinda sound like a big deal? like, how much money do they need to make back from the losses? 
I think it's great that Sweeney is focusing on what went well and not just dwelling on the losses. It gives me hope for the sport's future! 
, and it made me think about how some rugby players are like those squirrels - all fierce and determined on the field, but then they get injured and can't even crack open their own snacks! 
Anyway, back to the RFU... I'm kinda surprised they're not more optimistic about the £2m loss, considering they've got a 10-year high revenue. It's like, yeah, you might have made some money from all the matches and whatnot, but then you go and lose nearly that much... 
. think its cool they're looking on the bright side of things tho, rather than just giving up 
They're making a profit on paper but still managing to rack up nearly £2m in losses. That's like, a decent-sized football stadium worth of cash just evaporating into thin air 
And what really gets my goat is that Sweeney is calling it a "positive" year 
Like, no, mate, you can't just gloss over the fact that you're hemorrhaging money and pretend everything is rosy 
I get that growth in membership is cool and all, but that's not exactly putting food on the table for me 
