Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union after an outcry about the organization's executive bonuses

LONDON (AP) -- Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union after an outcry about the organization's executive bonuses.

Ilube had faced growing criticism from community clubs around England after it emerged that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney was paid 1.1 million pounds ($1.4 million) for the 2023-24 financial year. That figure included a bonus of 358,000 pounds ($448,000).

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