{"id":6064,"date":"2011-12-13T12:13:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T10:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/update-1-rugby-lapasset-re-elected-as-irb-chairman\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T10:13:35","slug":"update-1-rugby-lapasset-re-elected-as-irb-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-lapasset-re-elected-as-irb-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Lapasset re-elected as IRB chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Lapasset defeats Beaumont in Chairman vote<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Beaumont loses second vote for Vice-Chairman<\/p>\n<p> (adds quotes)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocatio\/spann\">Dec 12 (Reuters) &#8211; Bernard Lapasset was re-elected on<br \/>\nMonday as chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB) after<br \/>\ndefeating former England captain Bill Beaumont in a vote for the<br \/>\ntop job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman secured a second consecutive term in office<br \/>\nafter the 26 IRB Council members voted 14-12 in support of him<br \/>\nat a reconvened interim meeting in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honoured to accept the mandate of the Council to serve<br \/>\nas Chairman of the International Rugby Board for another term,&#8221;<br \/>\nLapasset said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am committed to building on the good progress to date. We<br \/>\nhave fantastic opportunities to grow the game, to reach new<br \/>\nmarkets and welcome new members to the rugby family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beaumont then suffered a second blow when he lost his<br \/>\ncurrent position as Vice-Chairman to South African Oregan<br \/>\nHoskins.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The pair received 13 votes each but Hoskins got the nod when<br \/>\nLapasset, who oversaw the successful campaign to get rugby<br \/>\nsevens included in the Olympics during his first term in office,<br \/>\n  used his casting vote to support the South African.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beaumont was elected along with Lapasset and Hoskins on a<br \/>\nseven member executive board which included, for the first time,<br \/>\na representative from both United States and Japan.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of the appointments were for four years, starting on<br \/>\nJan. 1.\t<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Julian Linden in New York; Editing by Greg<br \/>\nStutchbury; To query or comment on this story email<br \/>\nsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2011 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Lapasset defeats Beaumont in Chairman vote * Beaumont loses second vote for Vice-Chairman (adds quotes) Dec 12 (Reuters) &#8211; Bernard Lapasset was re-elected on Monday as chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB) after defeating former England captain Bill Beaumont in a vote for the top job. 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