Federation chairmen

All rugby federation chairmen.

32 presidents

Mpumelelo Tshume

Chairman, South Africa

South African Rugby Union
Roger Smith

Chairman, Canada

Rugby Canada
Ron Graham

Chairman, Australia

Rugby Australia
Slava Gromov

Chairman, Russia

Rugby Union of Russia
Steve Tew

Chairman, New Zealand

New Zealand Rugby
Tony O’Beirne

Chairman, Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

In office Since 2026
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

Chairman, Samoa

Samoa Rugby Union
Yoshiro Mori

Chairman, Japan

Japan Rugby Football Union

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List of federation chairmen

Alejandro Risler — Unión Argentina de Rugby

Alin Petrache — Federația Română de Rugby

Allan Munro — Scottish Rugby Union

Aminiasi Kefu — Tonga Rugby Union

Andrea Duodo — Federazione Italiana Rugby

Carlos Amado da Silva — Federação Portuguesa de Rugby

Daniel Herbert — Rugby Australia

David Kirk — New Zealand Rugby

Davit Kacharava — Georgian Rugby Union

Dirk Conradie — Namibia Rugby Union

Félix Páez Molina — Unión Argentina de Rugby

Florian Grill — Fédération Française de Rugby

Gareth Davies — Welsh Rugby Union

George Straton — Federația Română de Rugby

Giancarlo Dondi — Federazione Italiana Rugby

Igor Artemyev — Rugby Union of Russia

John Hussey — Irish Rugby Football Union

John Sanday — Fiji Rugby Union

Kathleen McGinn — Rugby Canada

Keith Wallace — Scottish Rugby Union

Keni Dakuidreteki — Fiji Rugby Union

Mark Alexander — South African Rugby Union

Masato Tsuchida — Japan Rugby Football Union

Merab Antadze — Georgian Rugby Union

Mpumelelo Tshume — South African Rugby Union

Roger Smith — Rugby Canada

Ron Graham — Rugby Australia

Slava Gromov — Rugby Union of Russia

Steve Tew — New Zealand Rugby

Tony O’Beirne — Irish Rugby Football Union

Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi — Samoa Rugby Union

Yoshiro Mori — Japan Rugby Football Union