The Breakdown | Change or die: rugby union's growing financial storm calls for strong action

The fact the RFU, the world’s richest union, is having to make cutbacks should focus minds amid plans to restart rugbyMoney is not talking but hollering as the impact of the coronavirus continues to bite. The Rugby Football Union, the richest in the world, is making more than 20% of its staff redundant as it grapples with a potential loss of £107m, Super Rugby is set to ditch Argentina and South Africa, four of whose franchises look bound for the Pro14, and the French clubs have agreed to France playing five Tests this autumn instead of three. Related: Tuilagi case shows England's stuffy home-…