Sacked kit man vows to fight RFU verdict
June but fell to £1.30 at the start of the World Cup and have since dropped to 45p. Tennison, a member of the 2003 World Cup-winning support team, faced three hours of questioning but felt the meeting went well and thought there was no evidence against him. But the gross misconduct decision was reached three days later after he was found to have misused the RFU email system, brought the RFU into disrepute through negative press coverage and offering financial inducements to players. Tennison told friends via email: ‘That was a total lie. There was no evidence of inducements because it didn’t happen. ‘I feel I have done nothing wrong and I will not be walking away from this without a fight.’ Tennison’s appeal is due to be heard in a week’s time. Northampton flanker Tom Wood was reported to have viewed the share talk as a distraction close to the tournament and sent an email to Tennison telling him so. The RFU declined to comment. Danny Cipriani, who was left out of the squad before the World Cup, decided not to invest after consulting his financial advisors.