Tributes as Miller steps down as IRB chief

MIKE MILLER is stepping down as International Rugby Board chief executive.

Miller, who has held the post for 10 years, will leave the Dublin-based organisation at the end of this month. He will also quit as Rugby World Cup managing director.

The IRB said: “Following discussions with recently re-elected chairman Bernard Lapasset, it was agreed that the beginning of a new four-year cycle following the acclaimed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was a good time to end their successful partnership which has seen the IRB grow in stature and capability.”