World Rugby, Brett Robinson and Australia

Australian Robinson edges Benazzi to head 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 Benazzi receiving 25 in the second round of World Rugby Council voting.
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.
World Rugby election: Australian Brett Robinson elected chair
World Rugby elected Brett Robinson of Australia as its new chair on Thursday, replacing the sport's previous chief, Bill Beaumont.
Rugby-Robinson elected chairman of World Rugby
Australian Brett Robinson was elected chairman of World Rugby on Thursday following two rounds of voting at the 2024 Interim meeting of Council in Dublin. Robinson, 54, is the first permanent chairman of the global governing body from the southern hemisphere,
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.
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 outgoing chairman Bill Beaumont.
Australian Brett Robinson Graduates To Rugby's Top Post
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.
Ex-Wallaby Brett Robinson voted World Rugby chairman
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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