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Chris Jones: North versus south as countries prepare to vote for World Rugby chairman

Chris Jones: North versus south as countries prepare to vote for World Rugby chairman

FromWeekend Sport with Jason Pine


Chris Jones: North versus south as countries prepare to vote for World Rugby chairman

FromWeekend Sport with Jason Pine

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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The vote to pick the new World Rugby chairman is expected to be a close race between the established order or a fresh voice for chance.The vote, set to take place tonight via email, will see world unions pick to either reinstate former England captain Bill Beaumont or anoint Argentinian halfback turned passionate administrator Agustin Pichot's fresh vision for the global game, is brewing another north versus south standoff.Sanzaar's collective – New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina – are expected to throw their support behind Pichot's push for change.The Six Nations unions are, meanwhile, aligning behind Beaumont's status quo.It is expected that many tier-two nations will end up holding the balance of power, with countries such as Fiji set to have a chance to change the game.Chris Jones joined Martin Devlin to discuss the vote and what the two candidates have to offer. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 26, 2020
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