The “betrayal” of John Jeffrey, in his own words, has shone a light on the governance of the Scottish Rugby Union on the highest-profile stage and with the most inauspicious timing. Jeffrey, a World Rugby council member since 2010,

John Jeffrey has accused the Scottish Rugby Union of holding a personal grudge against him after they failed to support his bid to become chairman of World Rugby. Jeffrey, 65, who described it as “a right kick in the face”,