Irb Chief Exec To Step Down

Mike Miller, chief executive of the International Rugby Board, is to step down at the end of the month – after nearly ten years in the role. Miller will also leave his position as Rugby World Cup managing director.

In a statement, the IRB said: ‘Following discussions with recently re-elected chairman Bernard Lapasset, it was agreed that the beginning of a new four-year cycle following the acclaimed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was a good time to end their successful partnership which has seen the IRB grow in stature and capability.’

Miller has overseen three Rugby World Cups, the re-admission of rugby union into the Olympic Games and the growth of the Sevens World Series.

Miller joined the IRB in April 2002 following two decades of experience in the media and sports business – working in newspapers, radio, television and the electronic media, becoming the Head of Sport at Channel 4 UK and then the Controller of Television Sport at the BBC.