JOINT TEAM ENGLAND AND RFU STATEMENT ON PLAYER TOUR PAYMENTS

Team England Rugby (TER) and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and are pleased to announce that they have resolved all the outstanding issues over tour payments for the Elite Player Squad for the tour to Australia and New Zealand. Both sides met today with the independent third party appointed to review the situation and accepted their recommendations. The details of the final resolution remain confidential and will not be disclosed by either party.