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Benazzi, Robinson and Rinaldo vying for the most powerful position in world rugby

The most powerful position in rugby will be filled in the election for the next chairman of the sport’s global governing body in Dublin on Thursday.

AFP on MSN · 10h

Brett Robinson World Rugby Chair: Inside the Australian that became the most powerful man in Rugby

New World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson faces a host of challenges but the matter of player welfare should be well within the scope of a man who once stated that people's well-being was a priority. The 54-year-old Australian not only brings empathy but also a distinguished playing career,

BBC on MSN · 18h

Robinson to be landmark World Rugby chair

Brett Robinson will become the first World Rugby chair from the southern hemisphere after winning the election to succeed England's Bill Beaumont.

Houston Chronicle · 19h

Australian Brett Robinson voted in as first non-European chairman of World Rugby

Brett Robinson, a former Australia back-row forward, has been elected as the first non-European chairman of World Rugby, the sport's global governing body. The 54-year-old Robinson beat Abdelatif Benazzi and Andrea Rinaldo in the voting for the most powerful position in rugby on Thursday and will succeed Bill Beaumont in the role.

AAP on MSN · 9h

Brett Robinson, once a Wallaby, is now at rugby's helm

Former Wallaby Brett Robinson has been elected as the chair of World Rugby, the first official from the Southern Hemisphere to take the reins of the sport.

AFP on MSN · 12h

Robinson edges Benazzi to succeed Beaumont as head of World Rugby

Australia's Brett Robinson became the first chairman of World Rugby from the southern hemisphere after edging French rival Abdelatif Benazzi in a vote on Thursday. Robinson obtained 27 votes with former French international Benazzi receiving 25 in the second round of World Rugby Council voting.

4 new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide

The Telegraph on MSN · 17h

World Rugby reject two new laws with maul protected

World Rugby Council members have rejected two proposed law trials at the latest council meeting in Dublin. Proposals for a global trial to call a mark inside the 22-metre line from kick-offs, and to make teams play the ball after a maul has been stopped once,

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Rugby-More law trials introduced to speed up the game

Four law trials aimed at speeding up the game, reducing time-wasting and "enhancing the fan experience" will be introduced on a global trial across all competitions from Jan. 1 2025, World Rugby said on Thursday after its Council approved the changes.

BBC on MSN · 19h

Four new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide

Four new laws - including conversion shot clocks and less penalising of crooked line-out throws - will be introduced into the game worldwide from January.

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World Rugby postpones decision on future of 20-minute red cards

World Rugby has postponed a decision on the future of 20-minute red cards which are being trialled in the ongoing autumn ...

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Brett Robinson elected as World Rugby’s first southern hemisphere chair

Brett Robinson has been elected as the new World Rugby chair by a narrow vote of 27 to 25 over Abdel Benazzi, replacing the ...

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World Rugby to test four rugby union rule changes in 2025: 20-minute red cards in doubt, conversion time limit coming

World Rugby has introduced four new rules, including conversion time limit, to be tested in 2025, as it attempts to make ...

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New chairman Robinson impatient for change at World Rugby

Australian Brett Robinson, who was elected chairman of World Rugby on Thursday, stood on a platform of expansion and change for the game as it approaches the start of its fourth decade as a ...

‘Proud’ new World Rugby chief Brett Robinson vows to unify the sport

DUBLIN – Australia’s Brett Robinson said it was a “proud moment” for him after he became the first chairman of World Rugby from the southern hemisphere on Nov 14, and vowed to unify all the different ...