Brett Robinson, the incoming World Rugby chairman, has declared that the financial sustainability of the game is “at crisis point” after winning Thursday’s election in Dublin, replacing ...
Robinson obtained 27 votes with former French international Abdelatif Benazzi receiving 25 in the second round of World Rugby Council voting. Italy's Andrea Rinaldo bowed out in the first round ...
It's a great privilege and honour to be elected to chair World Rugby,' said Robinson. 'I was honoured to be put up, but to have the game come and support me is fabulous. 'Work starts today.
Australian Brett Robinson has become the first World Rugby chair from the southern hemisphere after narrowly beating former France international Abdelatif Benazzi to the governing body's top job.