England still looking for boost £264m deal promised with Rugby World Cup a year away | Gerard Meagher
England’s rugby union team has yet to receive the £264 million financial uplift that was pledged two years earlier in anticipation of the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Coach Steve Borthwick says the promised boost remains unrealised, even as the domestic Premiership has become a lively attraction. The funding shortfall persists with the tournament still a year away.