There is upset within the rugby fraternity about the RFU , the richest rugby union in the world , charging for disabled access to England matches at Twickenham for the first time this season . The proceeds from Saturday 's full house for the Six Nations title decider against France includes money from wheelchair users having to pay £41 for entry when the RFU policy had always been for free access and car parking for those using wheelchair facilities — and their carers , if needed . One RFU mandarin said : ‘ It ’ s quite appalling such a charge should be brought in when the wheelchair-bound have been allowed in free at Twickenham from time immemorial . It ’ s not as if the RFU need the money and is just another example of their rampant commercialism to squeeze extra cash from everywhere , even the disabled . It ’ s a scandalous state of affairs that needs to be quickly revoked. ’ The RFU are charging wheelchair users £41 to watch England play France at Twickenham on Saturday . RFU policy had always been for free access and car parking for those using wheelchair facilities . The RFU , who have 2,318 wheelchair enclosure spaces and a terrace with lift access for 112 , say their executive staff brought in the charges following an audit of disabled access by Level Playing Field with the new pricing package being deemed industry standard . LPF said in their report that charging the same price as for able-bodied spectators in the same seating category promotes equality . A RFU spokesman said : ‘ We are committed to investing all additional ticket revenue raised from the new charging policy to the upgrading of disabled facilities within Twickenham and we have had a lot of positive feedback . We do not charge for tickets issued to charities nor for tickets to those injured playing rugby. ’ England play France on Saturday still in with a chance of being crowned Six Nations champions . The England cricket team ’ s apparent over-reliance on data during their hapless World Cup campaign led to huge criticism aimed at head coach Peter Moores . And England team analyst Nathan Leamon , a Cambridge maths graduate and former Eton schoolmaster , badly hurt his foot after kicking out in anger in his hotel room in Wellington after a late-night debate with some media pundits about the importance — or not — of cricket stats . The unnecessary comment that had Leamon steaming was from the obnoxious Paul Allott , Lancashire director and peripheral figure on Sky Sports , who asked the numbers expert : ‘ Have you ever played the game ? ’ England 's apparent over-reliance on data at the World Cup led to criticism aimed at Peter Moores . The proposed 2016 Olympics men ’ s Team GB football side , mischievously relayed to the other home nations by former FA general secretary Alex Horne on his last day in office , has been kiboshed , not only by the FIFA ExCo in Zurich last Thursday , but at the FA board meeting on the same day . The three other countries were strongly opposed and the issue has also raised questions as to why England have had a monopoly on the GB football seat on the British Olympic Association . However there are still plans to send a GB women ’ s side to Rio . There will be no 2016 Olympics men ’ s Team GB football side in Rio next summer . Adam Johnson is set to receive a tough reception if , as expected , he returns for Sunderland at West Ham on Saturday following his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with a 15-year-old . Upton Park chants aimed at the England winger will be brutal . The match is live on Sky and talkSport and both will have sound engineers on their outside broadcast teams to monitor the volume of crowd obscenities . Adam Johnson is set to return to the Sunderland team after his suspension by the club was lifted . Champagne ’ s puzzle . Former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne ’ s fanciful bid for the FIFA presidency — which failed to get the necessary backing from five countries — seemed from the start to be at Sepp Blatter ’ s bidding . And Champagne wouldn ’ t comment yesterday on speculation he has written Blatter ’ s mission statement ahead of the election . Blatter said : ‘ My manifesto is the work I have done in FIFA. ’ UEFA president Michel Platini snubbed the official FIFA ExCo dinner in Zurich on Thursday night — preferring pasta with his entourage to celebrate the Champions League progress of his former club Juventus . Jerome Champagne ’ s bid for the FIFA presidency failed to get the necessary backing from five countries . Simon Clegg , chief operating officer of the inaugural European Games in Baku this year , has ambitions to become chairman of the British Olympic Association if Lord Coe is elected president of the IAAF . But Clegg needs the Azerbaijani-bankrolled Games to go well first and he ’ s just lost his second communications chief in quick succession — both leaving suddenly for personal reasons .
Disabled fans must pay for Sunderland tickets for first time this season . RFU policy had always been for free access for wheelchair users . Proposed 2016 Olympics men ’ s Team GB football side has been kiboshed . Adam Johnson is set to receive a tough reception on Twickenham return .