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New Zealand Rugby Union Board, 2013

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New Zealand Rugby Union Board, 2013

In 2013 all the members of the board of the New Zealand Rugby Union were men (left to right): Graham Cooney, Richard Hunt, Graham Mourie, Bryan Williams, Bob Field, Mike Eagle, Steve Tew, Ian MacRae, Wayne Peters, Brent Impey, Bruce Cameron and Gerard van Tilborg. Farah Palmer became the first woman board member in 2016.

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Sally Shaw, Gender and sport – Sports administration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40412/new-zealand-rugby-union-board-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Sally Shaw, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 June 2016.