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John Steele "not up to the job" claims former RFU vice-chairman

By Duncan Mackay

John_Steele_outside_RFU_HQMay 22 - John Steele (pictured) should be sacked as chief executive of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) following the debacle surrounding the appointment of a new performance director and the decision last week of England's World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward to withdraw himself from the process, one of the most influential voices in the sport has claimed.











Thousands of young athletes in rush for mentors and money

By Mike Rowbottom 

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May 20 - More than 10,000 promising young British sportsmen and women, including athletes Emma Jackson, Stacey Smith and Ricky Stevenson, have so far entered a competition to take up the last place in a new sporting legacy initiative providing funding and development, as well as the support of three international performers.