In the New Zealand Herald, NZRU chief executive Steve Tew calls for change following Bernard Lapasset's re-election as IRB president.
"It wasn't the result Steve Tew wanted but the New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive says the closeness of Bernard Lapasset's re-election proves change is required at the International Rugby Board.
Frenchman Lapasset today retained his position as chairman of the IRB after he was voted in for another four-year team by 14 votes to 12 at its reconvened interim meeting in Los Angeles.
Tew and the NZRU board were backing Lapasset's opponent Bill Beaumont because they saw the Englishman as the man more likely to effect the changes they have been agitating for - most notably the way funds are raised and distributed by the global body."
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