Sport | New Zealand Rugby plans sweeping ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform

The All Blacks perform the perform haka. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

• New Zealand Rugby is proposing a massive overhaul of its leadership structure.
• The new proposal would see a board selected to ensure gender and ethnic diversity with knowledge of rugby at all levels.
• The plans have been put to NZ Rugby members, who will vote on the proposals at a date yet to be determined.
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New Zealand Rugby proposed a “once-in-a-generation” overhaul of its leadership structure on Wednesday, setting the stage for a power struggle at the top of the country’s most popular sport.

It comes after a scathing independent review concluded that NZ Rugby’s current leadership structure was “not fit for purpose”.

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