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| Chair of World Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Jonathan Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Brett John Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1970-01-24) 24 January 1970 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toowoomba, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brett Robinson (born 24 January 1970) is an Australian rugby union administrator and a former player for the Australia national team, the Wallabies.
He was elected as the Chair of World Rugby in November 2024, becoming the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to attain that position.
Robinson was captain of the ACT Brumbies team in the Super 12 competition and played 16 Test matches for Australia.
He attended Downlands College in Toowoomba.
References
- "Robinson to be landmark World Rugby chair". British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 November 2024.
- Chapman Coombe, Louis. "World Rugby elects first Southern Hemisphere chair as ex-Wallaby replaces Bill Beaumont". planetrugby.com.
- "Brett Robinson". en.espn.co.uk.
- "Brett Robinson". Scrum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
External links
- "Brett Robinson to leave ARU for corporate career" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 21 January 2005. Archived from the original on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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