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Andy Cosslett set to become chairman of Rugby Football Union

By PA Sport

Friday 9 September 2016 16:40, UK

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Andy Cosslett the Chairman of England Rugby 2015 Ltd speaks during the IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 pool allocation draw at the
Image: Andy Cosslett is set to become the new RFU chairman

Andy Cosslett has been nominated to become the next chairman of the Rugby Football Union.

Cosslett has served as an independent non-executive director on the RFU board, and was chairman of England Rugby 2015, the organising committee for last year's World Cup.

The 61-year-old is set to succeed Bill Beaumont, the former England captain who left the RFU role earlier this year to become chairman at World Rugby.

A statement on Friday from the RFU, the English game's governing body, said its nominations committee had unanimously proposed Cosslett to be the next chairman after an "extensive recruitment process".

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It added that the appointment is subject to approval at the next RFU Council meeting on October 14.

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