Brett Robinson (rugby union) explained
| Brett Robinson |
| Office: | Chair of World Rugby |
| Term Start: | 14 November 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Bill Beaumont |
| Successor: | incumbent |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | | Birth Name: | Brett John Robinson | | Birth Date: | 1970 1, df=yes | | Birth Place: | Toowoomba, Australia | | Ru Position: | Flanker | | Super1: | Brumbies | | Repyears1: | 1996-1998 | | Repcaps1: | 16 | | Reppoints1: | 5 |
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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]
External links
- Brett Robinson to leave ARU for corporate career . Australian Rugby Union . 21 January 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060919204721/https://rugby.com.au/news/brett_robinson_to_leave_aru_for_corporate_career%2C23520.html . 19 September 2006 . 21 May 2023 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Robinson to be landmark World Rugby chair . British Broadcasting Corporation . 14 November 2024.
- Web site: World Rugby elects first Southern Hemisphere chair as ex-Wallaby replaces Bill Beaumont . Louis . Chapman Coombe . planetrugby.com.
- Web site: Brett Robinson . en . en.espn.co.uk.
- Web site: Brett Robinson . Scrum . 2008-04-01 . 1 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071101100105/http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=10533&includeref=dynamic . dead .
