England rugby clubs ponder $540m offer for their competitionGETTY IMAGES Saracens celebrate their 2018 English Premiership rugby success. The club rugby landscape in England could be about to drastically change with the English Premiership considering selling ownership to a private equity for about $540m. England rugby's governing body, the RFU, are apparently powerless to stop the deal going through. The RFU can veto new owners of individual clubs but have no right of veto to ownership of the actual league. Without a central contract system like New Zealand operates with their players, the RFU and clubs are often at loggerheads over club versus country player commitments.

Source: Stuff September 05, 2018 01:43 UTC