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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.
Impey has been on the board of NZ Rugby since 2012 and his departure as chairman means that the organisation is about to lose a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge in the key role. As chair and CEO, Impey and Robinson play a huge role in shaping NZ Rugby s strategy and representing its interests abroad. However, speculation about Impey s future has been building since he stepped down as chairman of Sanzaar in November and several well-placed sources told
Stuff this week that Impey had been weighing up his future. Impey received chemotherapy for cancer last year, as well as having to steer NZ Rugby through a turbulent period as Covid-19 turned the sporting world upside down.