PARIS (REUTERS) - Bill Beaumont was re-elected as World Rugby chairman after beating Argentine Agustin Pichot in the first round of voting and has called for unity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the sport's governing body said on Saturday (May 2).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - Bill Beaumont was re-elected as World Rugby chairman after beating Argentine Agustin Pichot in the first round of voting and has called for unity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the sport's governing body said on Saturday .Frenchman Bernard Laporte, who was running unopposed, was elected vice-chairman.
Rugby, like most sports, has been on hold as the novel coronavirus spread across the world, casting doubt on whether the 2020 international calendar could be completed. "I am determined to ensure that the spirit of unity and solidarity that has characterised our work in response to an unprecedented global Covid-19 pandemic is the cornerstone of a new approach that will deliver a stronger, more sustainable game when we emerge with new enthusiasm, a renewed purpose and an exciting future," Beaumont added.
Former England and British & Irish Lions lock Beaumont, 68, succeeded France's Bernard Lapasset in 2016.
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