Rory Pope Rory is a member of England Rugby’s Executive Team, overseeing Strategy, Data & Insights and Transformation. He joined the business in 2016 and has led a number of England Rugby’s most significant transformation programmes across commercial, professional and participation. He is a Chartered Accountant and prior to his current role, was Strategy Consultant at EY, working across a range of sectors. Rory is passionate about the transformative power of sport on lives and local communities and aims to dedicate his career to fostering inclusion and positive social change through sports-focused organisations. Rory is an avid runner and has played rugby union and football throughout his life, having only recently retired from competitive club rugby.