David Kirk, New Zealand’s winning captain from the first-ever World Cup, has been confirmed as the new NZR chairman, after a vote that saw one of the nine recommended nominees rejected.
Kirk, a former NZ players association chief, lifted the World Cup in 1987 as All Blacks halfback. He retired from the sport shortly after, aged 26, and launched a successful business career.
Eight of the nine people put forward by the NZR Appointments and Remuneration Panel were confirmed, with former Otago chair and current board member Rowena Davenport not ratified.
New Zealand’s 26 provincial unions, and the Māori Rugby Board, had the final say on whether the proposed new board members would be ratified.
The New Zealand Herald reported that provincial unions did not vote Davenport to continue on the board as…
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