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The outcome would be 500 million extra hours of activity at a cost of £1

The outcome would be 500 million extra hours of activity at a cost of £1.21p per hour. A quarter of the population is obese and getting fatter, and even a 10 per cent reduction would save £600m a year. These individuals will probably never play at the highest levels, but the fact that they play at all delivers benefits to the public purse.”The RFU argue that £72m a year over 10 years is a low price to pay, set against the £8.2bn a year that physical inactivity is estimated to cost the economy. With the help of Deloitte & Touche, the RFU havedone their homework, although the timing of their report, Fit For Rugby, has coincided with the national squad’s biggest casualty list in history.”For every Jonny Wilkinson or Lawrence Dallaglio there are hundreds of thousands who play the sport purely for enjoyment,” says the report. “Ability is not the primary criterion; it’s the playing that counts.

The RFU invest £20m annually in the community game, but that is not enough.Of the £723m, £605m would be spent on club facilities (changing rooms, clubhouses and pitches) and £118m on coaches, referees, administration and marketing. If targets are met, money will be provided.
With the help of schemes like tag rugby for children, the numbers playing rugby in England have risen to 2.26 million, an increase of 37 per cent, inspired in part by the country’s World Cup triumph in 2003. The RFU have raided their bank account to spend £105 million on the new South Stand at Twickenham and are hoping their new initiative will be paid for by the Government They want £723m over 10 years. With the country apparently becoming a nation of oversized couch potatoes, the Government have set a target of 70 per cent of people to be involved in sport at least five times a week by 2020 and have proposed a partnership with governing bodies.

Having run into another cul-de-sac with the clubs, the Rugby Football Union are pushing ahead with their most ambitious plan yet – the promotion of the game on a scale never seen in this country before. For round two against West Country opposition he omitted 11 of his stars, including Gavin Henson, Ryan Jones and Justin Marshall. The question in the Principality was what the hell were the Ospreys playing at?Jones explained that he wanted to utilise his squad to the full, and that during the autumn internationals the team that played yesterday would have to gel again. He added that last week, while Henson and Co were with Wales, he had to prepare for this match with the shadow XV Not everybody was convinced. Henson and Ryan Jones, who have been out for long spells, need as much match time as they can get while Marshall, of course, is a New Zealander.. Lyn Jones, the Welsh region’s coach who has already come under scrutiny this season, fielded the full metal jacket against Gloucester and the reward was a bonus point. It was the only way we could make a career out of our rugby skills.When players of Farrell’s ability make the change, they aren’t looking for money They are well- paid in league.