The Daily Telegraph's Gavin Mairs believes that Bill Beaumont is likely to take on the chairman role at the RFU.
"Bill Beaumont looks set to become the next chairman of the Rugby Football Union after the former England captain narrowly failed narrowly in his bid to become chair of the International Rugby Board last month, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
Beaumont is understood to be close to declaring his intention to stand and if he does so it is almost certain he will not be opposed for the position given his popularity within the governing body and the wider grassroots game.
There was support in the RFU council before Christmas for one of the two new independent non-executive directors, Andrew Higginson or Miles Templeman, to put themselves forward for election while Ian Metcalfe, the current chair of the professional game board, has also demonstrated strong leadership after the political fallout following England's World Cup quarter-final exit."
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