RFU moves to new offices at Twickenham

11 January 2010 | By Adam Fraser

Contract summary

Length of contract: n/a
Annualised value: n/a
Overall value: US$3 million

The Rugby Football Union, the governing body of rugby union in England, has moved to a new headquarters in the South Stand at Twickenham.

The move, which has reportedly cost the RFU in the region of US$3 million, sees Rugby House, the RFU's old office, taken over by the 2015 Rugby World Cup organising committee.

The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be the first one in which England has been named as the host nation, though the World Cup final was played in England in 1991 as part of a tournament held thoughout the UK and in France, while England also hosted matches in 1999. In 2015, Cardiff's Millennium Stadium will be the only ground outside England to host matches.

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