- Australian Robinson will serve a four-year term
- First chair of federation from southern hemisphere
Australia’s Dr Brett Robinson has been elected as the new chair of World Rugby. The 54-year-old, who succeeds Sir Bill Beaumont after the end of the former England captain’s eight-year term, is the first chair of the international federation from the southern hemisphere.
Robinson was chosen in two rounds of voting ahead of France’s Abdelatif Benazzi and Italy’s Andrea Rinaldo.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/14/brett-robinson-elected-chair-of-world-rugby-as-beaumont-era-comes-to-close
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Publish date : 2024-11-14 17:45:19
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