The shock Twickenham roof repairs that may scupper England's chances of luring Warren Gatland
A survey of England's headquarters has found millions of pounds worth of remedial work is needed
Any plans by England to throw big money at Warren Gatland could be revised amid shock reports that parts of their Twickenham fortress require costly repair work.
It's understood a detailed examination of the stadium found the glass reinforced plastic roof panels covering the west, north and east stands will have to be replaced.
The east stand recently underwent an £81m refit of hospitality facilities, but the cost of buying and laying new roofing has been put in the multi-million pound bracket.
The Rugby Football Union has already forecast losses of more than £11m in the next financial year despite big-wigs planning to make savings of £10m following a cost-cutting review.
There have already been major cuts, which included more than 50 redundancies, and the community game could lose up to £5m of funding next year.
The full cost of renewing the roofs, which will take place over the next two years, hasn’t been finalised or whether the work will limit attendances for matches.