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Francis Kean, who has been removed by the Fiji Rugby Union as its president.
The Fiji Rugby Union withdrew its controversial nomination for Francis Kean, who has a manslaughter conviction, for the World Rugby executive committee.
The union informed World Rugby on Tuesday that it had resigned Kean, who is its president, from his position on the World Rugby Council and therefore withdrew his candidacy for the committee.
Kean had been nominated by the Fiji Rugby Union (RUF) and seconded by the French Rugby Federation. He is the brother-in-law of Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama.
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But the nomination offer was being investigated by World Rugby after a Sunday Times report in Britain, which had published a story referring to Kean’s 2007 conviction for involuntary manslaughter and homophobia allegations while he was head of the prison service. from Fiji.
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Kean’s offer, and the conviction for manslaughter, was the subject of a Stuff article last week.
“World Rugby takes all allegations of behavior that is not in keeping with the strong and inclusive values of the sport and the statutes extremely seriously,” it said in a statement Tuesday night.
“While it is important to emphasize that any allegation must be validated, after dialogue with World Rugby, the Fiji Rugby Union recognizes the seriousness of the allegations and the need for their full investigation, and that it is in the best interests of the interests of the sport that Mr. Kean resigns from the Council and his candidacy for the Executive Committee will withdraw. “
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He said the Fiji union had confirmed that its executive director, John O’Connor, will take his seat on the World Rugby Council.
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The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare group had written a strongly worded letter to members of the World Rugby Council urging them to oppose Kean’s election.
The letter, signed by group director Dan Leo, said Kean’s appointment to the World Rugby executive council “would completely degrade” the values of the sport.
“If World Rugby’s values really are integrity, respect, solidarity, passion and discipline, all of this, and the claim to have been building character since 1823, will totally degrade if Kean is chosen for Exco.” Leo said in his letter
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