Beaumont Appointed As RFU Chairman
Bill Beaumont has been appointed chairman of the Rugby Football Union, with Paul Murphy taking over as president. The former England captain will oversee England’s preparations ahead of hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
Beaumont said: ‘I’m very honoured to be appointed chairman of the RFU. I was fortunate enough to captain my country and everything since then has been about putting something back into a game that is important to so many people.’
‘We all want to make the game as attractive as possible for all the men, women, boys and girls who want to play and watch at every level.’
‘The RFU staff and thousands of volunteers face three years of hard work ahead. The legacy of England hosting the rugby World Cup in 2015 will be enormous.’
The 60 year-old played his entire club career for Fylde, winning 34 caps for England, captaining them to a first Grand Slam in 23 years in 1980.
Meanwhile, Murphy has taken over as the new president of the RFU, after serving as acting chairman since Martyn Thomas’s resignation in July last year.
