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British Olympic Association President Hugh Robertson has been selected to lead a World Rugby independent governance review.
The appointment was announced within 24 hours of Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as President of World Rugby.
Former Conservative MP Robertson was formerly Minister of Sports during the London Olympics.
Beaumont said in a virtual media conference: “I am fully committed to undertaking a much-changing governance review and I am very happy to announce that Sir Hugh Robertson will chair that governance committee.”
The former England captain has vowed to review plans for an annual international world competition, which were abandoned last year and had strong backing from his challenger and former Vice President Agustin Pichot.
Beaumont said: “We will also see the world season, maybe we will see a variation of the Nations Championship again, that was one of the great regrets that I could not reject. But we have learned from that experience.”
“Outside of that, we need to pay more attention to the players. I am committed to involving the players in any decision we make.”
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