What is the RFU Council?
The Council represents the views of the members who elected them. They channel feedback and information between their clubs and the RFU. They also make some decisions on behalf of the RFU, putting in place regulations and policies relating to the playing of the sport. Importantly, they also provide monitoring and oversight of the Board on behalf of the game as a whole.
The Rugby Football Union Council of 62 members is drawn from many different backgrounds and walks of life. All have devoted years to the sport and most have been voted in by those who know the impact of their efforts on rugby and their communities.
Council members come from across the nation, mostly from geographic areas made up of a single county, or group of counties, depending on the number of local rugby clubs in the area.
More details on what it is to be an RFU Council member and where it sits in the RFU Structure can be found by following this links:
https://www.berksrfu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RFU-COUNCIL-REPRESENTATIVE-ROLE-DESCRIPTION.pdf
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Berkshire County RFU Council Representative.
Berkshire’s representative on the Rugby Football Union Council is currently Steve Bough.
Steve was elected onto the council by the voting clubs in Berkshire in July 2023. Steve is a very active member of the RFU Council sitting on a number of working groups including the Constituent Body (CB) & Club Development sub committee and the Constituent Body of the future group which is part of the Community Game Future group.
Election of Berkshire County RFU Council Representative.
Representatives on the RFU Council can serve a maximum of nine years and are elected in three year cycles.
All voting member clubs of Berkshire RFU can vote in the election.
Guidance for CBs on the election process for RFU Council Representatives can be found here:
Updated: 17 December 2025
