RFU to 'water down' recommendations made in Twickenham independent review But one experienced councillor said: "It is clear that Slaughter and May has been watered down. Tickets are off the agenda, so too Oxford and Cambridge University and the Armed Forces (Slaughter and May had recommended that the RAF, Army and Navy would be represented by one Combined Services). I expect there will be a bit of huffing and puffing tomorrow and they will go back to the drawing board and then speak to the clubs in the roadshows. With all due respect it was foisted upon us by a board that needed to heal thyself. The RFU, which has appointed three independent non-executive members to its board since last year's turmoil, intend to take their consolidated proposals to the clubs in nationwide roadshows during November and December with a special council meeting likely to be called in January to discuss the feedback from this consultation process. The RFU is not thought to have a specific timeframe for the process to be concluded, with the intention that the resolutions will be considered at the AGM next July. Nonetheless, there is still expected to be vocal opposition to the reforms at the council meeting at Twickenham today. It is understood there has been at least two meetings, including one at Hinckley, that have been attended by concerned councillors to discuss concerns at both the nature and timeframe of the proposals for change. Some do not want changes made until after the 2015 World Cup and it is understood that amendments have been tabled for today's council meeting for further consultation to be made with the game before any final decisions are made. There is a also a concern that the changes are being forced through to satisfy the Government's call for reforms following last year's political meltdown at the top of the governing body. Some also unhappy at the manner that the four traditional RFU divisions - North, Midlands, London and South East and South West - have been replaced with regions without due consultation to those "at the coalface."