With the re-election of Sir Bill Beaumont as the chairman of World Rugby, the sport has missed a chance to modernise
Familiar English white smoke is once again billowing from the chimneys of World Rugby. Those who had hoped for a dash of Argentinian sky blue underestimated the powerful vested interests and conservative instincts still prevailing in rugby’s core heartlands, not to mention the widespread need for a comfort blanket in these uncertain times.
This is not to say that Sir Bill Beaumont’s defeat of Agustín Pichot is a guaranteed backward step, merely that a glorious opportunity to reinvent the sport’s image has been spurned.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/may/02/world-rugby-bill-beaumont-agustin-pichot-missed-chance-to-modernise under the title “Vested interests win battle for World Rugby but the sport’s problems remain | Robert Kitson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
