Australian Brett Robinson was elected chairman of World Rugby on Thursday after he defeated French rival Abdelatif Benazzi by two votes. The new chairman pledged to invest in "player safety, law reform and innovation".

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Robinson elected as new chair of World Rugby

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

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World Rugby election: Brett Robinson becomes chair

Ex-Brumbies captain Brett Robinson has been voted in as the new chair of World Rugby; the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to hold the role.

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‘Great privilege’: Former Wallaby wins race to become world rugby’s most powerful man

Brett Robinson, the incoming World Rugby chairman , has declared that the financial sustainability of the game is “at crisis point” after winning Thursday’s...

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New World Rugby chair Brett Robinson: Rugby finances at ‘crisis point’

Australia's Dr Brett Robinson has been elected as the new chair of World Rugby, while former Ireland full-back Rob Kearney has been appointed to the executive board.

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Australian Brett Robinson has been elected as the new chairman of World Rugby. But what does it mean for the sport, and what changes can be expected?

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Who is Brett Robinson? World Rugby's new boss with issues to fix

Former Wallabies forward Brett Robinson has been elected as the chairman of World Rugby, the first non-European to take the reins of the sport.

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Ex-Wallaby Brett Robinson voted World Rugby chairman

The former Australian international, who became a business manager after his career, won the election for the international federation (World Rugby) on Thursday, with the ambition to make this sport more spectacular and more profitable.

L’ancien international australien, devenu chef d’entreprise après sa carrière, a remporté ce jeudi l’élection de la fédération internationale (World Rugby), avec pour ambition de rendre ce sport plus spectaculaire et plus rentable.

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Brett Robinson, the businessman who wants to modernise rugby

Brett Robinson, a former Australia back-row forward, was elected as the first non-European chairman of World Rugby, the sport's global governing body, on Thursday.

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

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The former captain of the XV of France was beaten by the former Australian international by two votes (27 against 25), in the second round of the election for the presidency of World Rugby, the international federation, this Thursday in Dublin.

L’ancien capitaine du XV de France a été devancé par l’ex-international australien de deux voix (27 contre 25), au second tour de l’élection à la présidence de World Rugby, la fédération internationale, ce jeudi à Dublin.

Rugby : Abdelatif Benazzi ne sera pas président de World Rugby, l’Australien Brett Robinson élu

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Rugby: Abdelatif Benazzi will not be president of World Rugby, Australian Brett Robinson elected

Australia's Brett Robinson elected new World Rugby chairman

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