Here you go then.
Elections
The meeting elected Jeff Miller as the new QRU President with Tony Shaw stepping down after six years in the role. Vice-presidents Bill Ross and Andrew Slack were re-elected to the roles. Damien Frawley was also re-elected as Chairman.
Board Member Mark Connors was re-elected to the Board.
Board Member Paul McNicholl was re-elected to the Board.
Mark Stanton was elected to the Board.
James Beirne is a Board appointee to the QRU Board.
All Board members elected or appointed were endorsed by the QRU Nominations Committee.
In addition, David Crombie AM - an iconic figure of Queensland Rugby and a treasured member of the Australian agricultural community – was elected as a QRU Life Member.
Notes to Editors:
Jeff Miller – QRU President
Originally born in Arizona in 1962, former Queensland and Wallabies flanker Jeff Miller and his family made the move to Australia in 1965. He was then introduced to Rugby Union at De La Salle College in Scarborough.
Following school, Miller first played Brisbane Club Rugby for Teachers/Norths where he modelled his game on Chris Roche before making his debut for Queensland in 1982 at the age of 19. Despite being selected for the Wallabies tour to Italy and France at the end of 1982, Miller battled for Queensland and Australian selection throughout the early stages of his career with Roche, GPS’ David Codey and Wests’ Julian Gardner.
1986 was a turning point for Miller, with the flanker making his Wallabies debut during the Australian side’s tour of New Zealand at Carisbrook. A controversial ‘no try’ decision robbed the Wallabies of a win. The series and the Bledisloe Cup hinged on the third Test at Eden Park, and it was in this match that Miller made his mark as Australia won convincingly by 22 points to 9.
Miller was a regular in in the Queensland and Wallabies sides thereafter and featured for Australia at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. In 1989 Miller also played against the touring British & Irish Lions, taking part in the brutal ‘Battle of Ballymore’ match.
Miller played his last game for Queensland in 1991, fittingly in a match against Wales at Ballymore. He was carried off the field after the match on the shoulders of Michael Lynagh and Cameron Lillicrap, whom he had played club Rugby with for University of Queensland as well as at a state and national level. Miller went on to play in the pool stages of the 1991 World Cup, but was unfortunately omitted from the semi-final and final with then head coach Bob Dwyer opting for more height in the back-row, introducing Souths’ loose-forward Troy Coker to the starting XV.
In an illustrious career, Miller gave his all in 69 games for Queensland and 26 Test matches. After retiring from Rugby, Miller moved into coaching and was assistant coach to Rod Macqueen when the Wallabies won the World Cup in 1999 in Wales. He then moved on to become the high-performance general manager for the Wallabies before becoming CEO of Queensland Rugby Union. When Andrew Slack resigned as coach of the Queensland Reds, Miller returned to coaching as head coach of the Reds from 2004 to 2006.
David Crombie AM – QRU Life Member
A proud Queenslander who was raised on the land, David Crombie AM is an iconic figure of Queensland Rugby and a treasured member of the Australian agricultural community.
Crombie's contribution to Rugby in Queensland has spanned many decades. He developed his passion for the sport as a schoolboy at renowned Rugby nursery Anglican Church Grammar School, before linking with University of Queensland to further his Rugby career and study.
Crombie enrolled an economics degree at the University of Queensland in 1962. While studying he represented University in Queensland’s thriving A-Grade Rugby competition. After his first taste of Premiership victory with the Under 19 side in 1962, he went on to play in seven consecutive Premiership Grand Finals, winning four.
Crombie's 1965 club season concluded with him slotting a difficult kick into a gusting wind from far out to win the match. Over the 100 games Crombie played for his club, he tallied an outstanding 997 points. Crombie's club success and kicking talent saw him become Queensland Rugby’s first choice Hooker for four years.
During this time, he represented Queensland in sixteen games and amassed 91 points with 21 penalties and 9 conversions. The second of Crombie's 16 Queensland caps was the first Interstate game held at a newly opened Ballymore. The list of opponents also included Victoria, Ireland, France, Fiji as well as the Australian Combined Services side who he helped to defeat in both his first and final State games. Crombie also travelled with the Wallabies on their Jubilee tour to New Zealand in 1967.
After his playing career, Crombie had a long-standing and extensive involvement in Rugby as an administrator at club, State and national level. Crombie served as Queensland Rugby Union Chairman from 1999 to 2003 and as the QRU President from 2005 to 2010.
After serving a term as Vice President, Crombie was elected as President of the Australian Rugby Union in 2013 where he hosted the hugely popular tour by the British and Irish Lions. He stood down in 2015 after finishing his two-year term. During his Presidency he ensured the sport always recognised the significant contribution of Queensland to the health of the code.
On Australia Day in 2014, Crombie was recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia, for his services to agriculture, sport and the community.
Crombie's passion for sport, especially Rugby, and agriculture is ingrained through his bloodlines. His family originally emigrated to Australia from Scotland in 1853, settling in the Goldfields in Victoria where they supplied meat to the miners. The family subsequently moved to Warwick in southern Queensland where Crombie still operates family property producing grain and cattle.
The list of businesses and community groups Crombie has been involved in is long and diverse. Throughout his distinguished professional career Crombie has held positions including Chairman of Meat & Livestock Australia and President of the National Farmers Federation, as well as serving as a Director of AACo and Graincorp.
James Beirne
James Beirne is a senior finance executive with more than 25 years’ of progressive experience that bridges commercial growth with financial and operations management, most recently with Aurizon and Brambles.
Mark Stanton
Mark Stanton, a chartered accountant, has had a successful career leading a number of SMEs. He has made an extensive contribution to community Rugby and was recently awarded life membership of Brothers Rugby Club. He also spends time managing his own philanthropic initiatives. He is married with four children.
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