World Rugby Chairman

[Dan54]

I was interested to hear Gus Pichot talking about his crack at becoming chairman of World Rugby on Breakdown this week. I have never really made up my mind about Gus, he comes up with at times ,I have thought, with some over the top ideas, but he certainly sounds like he has some interesting thoughts and ideas re how the game should be run . He has some very firm beliefs on voting rights for 2nd tier nations, and on comp formats for Rugby Championship ie bringing in Fiji and Japan etc. Will be interesting to see how he goes in election.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I'd rather Pichot than Beaumont & Laporte who'd just further entrench the NH self-interest(s) that are killing the game elsewhere.

 

[RugbyReg]

Meanwhile this guy has been nominated for the Executive Council...

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ru...-to-world-rugby-executive-committee-1.4229928

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ quite the poacher-turned-gamekeeper story:

"Kean is...also the commissioner of the Fiji corrections service."

Going to All Time Cim XV thread now

 

[The torpedo]

Pichot is a charlatan who would sell out to the equity firms (CVC) and put profits above all else.

Beaumont is an establishment hack who would rather keep everything the same over implementing the necessary changes to help out.

Fuck em both.

 

[Derpus]

I was interested to hear Gus Pichot talking about his crack at becoming chairman of World Rugby on Breakdown this week. I have never really made up my mind about Gus, he comes up with at times ,I have thought, with some over the top ideas, but he certainly sounds like he has some interesting thoughts and ideas re how the game should be run . He has some very firm beliefs on voting rights for 2nd tier nations, and on comp formats for Rugby Championship ie bringing in Fiji and Japan etc. Will be interesting to see how he goes in election.

I very much want this.

 

[Dan54]

I very much want this.

Wouldn't mind it myself ,though I suspect that aprt from giving the Wallabies some guaranteed wins, it won't improve the rugby

 

[Braveheart81]

This is shaping up like Game of Thrones and there's literally a guy involved who has form for killing someone.

Hopefully we are backing the right person for the iron throne!

 

[cyclopath]

Can we give them Kearns?

 

[Braveheart81]

Can we give them Kearns?

As a sacrifice to the Lord of Light to hopefully bring Rugby World Cup 2027 hosting victory to Australia?

It's a little brutal but I'm on board.

 

[cyclopath]

As a sacrifice to the Lord of Light to hopefully bring Rugby World Cup 2027 hosting victory to Australia?

It's a little brutal but I'm on board.

I meant just give him to them. He can be their butler for all I care.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

I was interested to hear Gus Pichot talking about his crack.

Woah, that is a whole new vid sub genre to me.

 

[cyclopath]

Woah, that is a whole new vid sub genre to me.

It's on the Dark Brown Web.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

It's on the Dark Brown Web.

Cyclo with all the passwords.

"It's for my job"

 

[shanky]

You'd assume that the NH would vote against anything that might raid the 6N (or other comp) goldmine.
The SH votes for Pichot for the opposite reason
The rest..neutral

From wiki
'In total, Europe has 22 votes; Oceania 10 votes; South America 6 votes; Africa 5 votes; North America 4 votes and Asia 4 votes.'


Based on that Beaumont seems safe.

 

[Aurelius]

Wouldn't mind it myself ,though I suspect that aprt from giving the Wallabies some guaranteed wins, it won't improve the rugby

Hmm. Feeling awfully confident there.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

The lobbying is on....

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12325799

Gotta wonder if the pro-Beaumont faction(s) are circulating a similar doc outlining Pichot's perceived shortcomings.

 

[Derpus]

The lobbying is on..

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12325799

Gotta wonder if the pro-Beaumont faction(s) are circulating a similar doc outlining Pichot's perceived shortcomings.

eh bit disheartening really

 

[Dan54]

eh bit disheartening really

Not really , just called politicking I think, I don't think there anything over the top, and I not sure who I for. I kind of like the idea of a shake up, but not just for the sake of it.

 

[Froggy]

While I know where both Beaumont and Pichot are from, and something about there rugby careers, can anyone shed any light on their respective credentials as administrators?