The Guardian's Paul Rees argues that in the wake of the latest decision involving Mike Tindall, the RFU has lost all sense of direction.
"When Martyn Thomas, the acting chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, announced on 12 October that the governing body's legal and governance director, Karena Vleck, had been asked to investigate allegations of player misconduct during the World Cup in New Zealand, he issued a strong warning.
Any player, he said, found to have breached the RFU's elite player agreement or code of conduct faced punishments ranging from a fine to an international suspension. He added that Vleck would look into all the claims of misconduct and that there would be discussions with Rob Andrew, the elite rugby director, and Martin Johnson, the then team manager, about whether any investigated player would be available for the national side in the future."
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