Only two weeks ago, at the end of the pool stage in France where the likes of Fiji, Portugal, Samoa and debutant Chile shone, Beaumont said the new international calendar “will benefit the many, not the few.”
New men's global rugby competition starting in 2026 hailed and assailed
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“Throughout his tenure, his passion and dedication was always evident, and he was a champion of the sport’s values from the field of play to the boardroom and beyond," said current World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, who succeeded Lapasset. “The sport can be proud of what World Rugby, its unions and the sport has achieved during his chairmanship."
Former World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset dies at 75
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