End of chapter for Brett Gosper. The current chief executive of World Rugby will soon leave his position. The international body indicated that the 61-year-old Australian will step down at the start of 2021. He will become responsible for the NFL, the professional American football league, for Europe. Former rugby player, notably with the Racing Club de France, Brett Gosper arrived at World Rugby in 2012, to replace Mike Miller. The institution, then named IRB, was chaired by Frenchman Bernard Lapasset. “ These nine years have been fantastic. It has been an absolute privilege to work with so many talented and dedicated rugby people around the world”, reacted Brett Gosper in a press release. Alan Gilpin, the director of operations, will take on the role of interim general manager from January until a new general manager arrives. Brett Gosper, who is perfectly French-speaking, is the son of Richard Kevan Gosper, former member of the IOC (1977 to 2013), now an honorary member of the Olympic body.
