Ex-Wallabies flanker Waugh appointed Rugby Australia CEO

Tue, Jun 6, 2023
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SYDNEY (AP) - Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh has been appointed chief executive of Rugby Australia.

A veteran of 79 test matches for Australia, Waugh's appointment as a replacement for Andy Marinos was confirmed Tuesday by Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan.

Waugh, 43, played for Australia at the 2003 and 2007 editions of the Rugby World Cup, reaching the final on home soil in '03, and retired from playing in 2011.

He has worked in banking for a decade and has been a non-executive director on the Rugby Australia board since 2018.

Waugh's appointment follows the selection of 1999 World Cup-winning winger Joe Roff as Rugby Australia president last month.

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