Brett Robinson (rugby union)
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Brett Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chair of World Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Jonathan Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Brett John Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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,[1] becoming the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to attain that position.[2]
Robinson was captain of the ACT Brumbies team in the Super 12 competition and played 16 Test matches for Australia.[3]
He attended Downlands College in Toowoomba.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- "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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