Bill Beaumont
Sir William Blackledge Beaumont GBE DL (born 9 March 1952) is a former rugby union player, and was captain of the England rugby union team, earning 34 caps. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam win. He played as a lock.
Sir Bill Beaumont GBE DL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaumont in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of World Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Bernard Laporte (2020–present) Agustín Pichot (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bernard Lapasset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Rugby Football Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2012 – October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Paul Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Andy Cosslett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-chairman of the IRB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bob Tuckey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Oregan Hoskins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | William Blackledge Beaumont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chorley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was Chairman of the Rugby Football Union from 2012 to 2016 and has been Chairman of World Rugby since 1 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.