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Brett Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chair of World Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Jonathan Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bill Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Brett John Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 24 January 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Toowoomba,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 222 lb (101 kg;15 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brett Robinson (born 24 January 1970) is an Australian rugby union administrator and a former player for the Australia national team,the Wallabies.
He was elected Chair of World Rugby in November 2024, [1] becoming the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to hold that position. [2]
Robinson was captain of the ACT Brumbies team in the Super 12 competition and played 16 Test matches for Australia. [3]
He attended Downlands College in Toowoomba. [4]