The RFU is currently without a permanent chief executive while England is missing two key members of their coaching set-up and a captain following the retirement last month of flanker Lewis Moody, who was targeted in the leaked reports by Andrew. The year-old Andrew is reported to have said Moody led a revolt by senior players during a summer training camp over pay. The organisation has launched a review into the incident, which came to light on Wednesday when documents compiled by the RFU, the Rugby Players' Association and the Premiership clubs were leaked and published by The Times of London.
RFU boss Andrew shattered by report leaks. Please try again later. The Professional Game Board's chairman Ian Metcalfe said: "It is disappointing and frustrating that confidential reports submitted to the PGB have been put into the public domain when all involved were promised that their views would remain private for the ultimate goal of improving the England team.
There has been a clear process that has been followed which will culminate in fair and balanced recommendations to the RFU board of directors on 30 November. The sports minister Hugh Robertson, meanwhile, reacted to the leaks by saying he was "dismayed" by England's World Cup performance, and not particularly surprised by the contents of the reports.
Robertson said: "In a sense there is nothing that is a great surprise in the revelations: people have been saying that or things like that to me for most of the last month or two. The important thing is that the RFU use this as an opportunity to reform the way rugby is run in this country. They are not unique in that — quite a lot of sports suffer from it, football being one such.
This article is more than 9 years old. The RFU's disciplinary chief Judge Jeff Blackett is set to appoint an independent investigator to take charge of the inquiry and deliver his findings within two weeks. Furious RPA chief executive Damian Hopley described the leaking of the documents, which were never intended for publication, as an "absolute disgrace".
The RPA report includes some damning criticism of England's failings at the World Cup, which Hopley had collected from the players on condition of anonymity. While all the player quotes remain unattributed, Hopley said: "I am absolutely devastated that our RPA members' trust has been so publicly betrayed. Players voluntarily took part in these interviews and gave their honest and frank assessment of England's Rugby World Cup campaign. We are demanding a detailed investigation to track down the source of the leak and deal appropriately with that person.
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