Mission Supported by 2,000 clubs and 600 staff, the RFU's purpose is to grow rugby union in England. We inspire and enable people to get involved in rugby at every level - from picking up a ball for the very first time through to the 15 men and women wearing the rose in front of 82,000 fans at Twickenham Stadium.
Description The Rugby Football Union is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England, with 2,000 autonomous rugby clubs in its membership.
The clubs are grouped within 35 Constituent Bodies (CBs), comprised of counties – some individual, some combined – the three armed forces, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, England Schools Rugby Football Union and England Students.
All of this is supported by the RFU's 50 Rugby Development Officers, six Area Managers and 120 Community Rugby Coaches across the country, who provide some 30,000 coaching sessions a year for young people.
The RFU employs approximately 500 paid staff and helps to train and support more than 60,000 volunteers.
Rugby Football Union has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 65 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rugby Football Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).
Overall, 65% of employees would recommend working at Rugby Football Union to a friend. This is based on 66 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
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