The most powerful position in rugby will be filled when the next chairman of the sport’s global governing body is elected in Dublin on Thursday. Former France No. 8 Abdelatif Benazzi, former Australia ...

Brett Robinson, a former Australia back-row forward, was elected as the first non-European chairman of World Rugby, the sport's global governing body, on Thursday. The 54-year-old Robinson beat ...

This year has seen seismic elections which have shifted the tectonic plates of geopolitics, and now one vote could upend the status quo in rugby union. Abdelatif Benazzi, born and raised in Morocco, ...

The former Australia flanker beat ex-France captain Abdelatif Benazzi 27-25 It had become two-horse race after Italian candidate Andrea Rinaldo eliminated He also pledged to end 'senseless kicking' ...

Itoje captained the Lions to a series win over Australia after playing in a drawn series against New Zealand in 2017 and a series defeat by South Africa in 2021 [Getty Images] The French Rugby ...

Former French international forward Abdelatif Benazzi is set to return to rugby in January, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Friday. The former French captain, a lock or flanker, has not ...