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As the first female chair, as well as being part MÄori, hers would be a genuinely feelgood appointment that both the country and the game globally would embrace. But while public relations are a handy advantage for any executive action, they should not be the driving reason behind it.
Rugby Australia showed that with its appointment of Raelene Castle three years ago. For all the furore over the Israel Folau saga, and the sympathy Castle gained in the aftermath, questions remain over the success of her tenure at RA. So too after her spell at NRL club Canterbury before that.