Business of Sport: review can’t possibly find NZ Rugby governance ‘fit for purpose’

Business of Sport: review can’t possibly find NZ Rugby governance ‘fit for purpose’
All Blacks coach Ian Foster (left) and NZ Rugby chief Mark Robinson aren't the only ones under pressure. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
If you were running a company with annual revenue of $250 million, what would a “fit-for-purpose” governance and management structure look like?It’s not a major assignment. An appropriately sized board of directors, a C-suite of maybe half a dozen movers and shakers, and a competent senior management team should just about do it.Imagine if that same company actually had 30-odd general managers or chief executives, and 30-odd boards. You would laugh, right?But that is exactly how New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is set up to run what is...

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