RFU will need government bailout if England do not play until summer 2021

Cancellation of next year’s Six Nations would be ‘catastrophic’RFU CEO Bill Sweeney warns it could take six years to recoverThe Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has warned it would be a “catastrophe” if next year’s Six Nations is hit by the coronavirus, admitting the organisation would need a government bailout if England do not play again until next summer.Sweeney revealed the union is facing losses of at least £100m if England’s autumn internationals are played behind closed doors – a figure which rises to £122m if they are cancelled – and if next year’s Six Nations is simil…