World Rugby Staff 2022
World Rugby - Meet the team in 2022
CHAIRMAN’S OFFICE
Sir Bill Beaumont
VICE-CHAIRMAN’S OFFICE
Bernard Laporte
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE
Alan Gilpin
Chief Executive Officer
Cara Gorey
Executive Assistant
COMPETITIONS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
Nigel Cass
Chief Competitions and Performance Officer
Clara Gonzalez
Competitions Co-ordinator
Michael Groom
Competitions Operations Manager – High Performance and Regional Competitions
Simon Kibble
Competitions Operations Manager Fifteens
Sue O’Connor
Competitions Project Manager
Carmel O’Dwyer
Competitions Co-ordinator
Deirdre O’Sullivan
Competitions Operations Manager – Regions and Sevens
Elaine Taylor
Competitions and Performance Co-ordinator
COMPETITIONS STRATEGIC PROJECTS
Linda Hoey
Head of Competitions Strategic Projects
Ruth Dillon
Strategic Projects Co-ordinator
HIGH PERFORMANCE
Peter Horne
Director of High Performance
Agnès Congoste
High Performance Operations Manager
Conor Molan
High Performance Investment Manager
Nicky Ponsford
High Performance Manager – Women’s
Chris Thomson
High Performance Project Manager – Pathways and Player Development
SEVENS COMPETITIONS
Douglas Langley
Head of Sevens Competitions
Cian Twomey
Sevens Project Manager
RUGBY WORLD CUP
Michel Poussau
RWC Executive Director
Eva Agliardi
RWC Team Assistant
Ross Aitken
RWC Venues Director
Nicola Alesbrook
RWC Planning and Programmes Director
Amy Bell
RWC Projects Manager
Enda Connolly
RWC Team and Rugby Services Director
Delphine Dierstein
RWC Travel and Hospitality Manager
Rita Figueiredo
RWC Rugby Services Manager
Louise Jolly
RWC Ticketing Sales Director
Nicola Murphy
RWC Ticketing Operations Director
Carol Casey
Ticketing Sales Manager
Stephanie Diconne
RWC 2023 Team Services Executive
Rob Abernethy
General Manager, RWC 2027 Operations
WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS
Alison Hughes
Head of Women’s Competitions
Simone Papirnik
RWC 2022 Team Services Manager
Courtney Allison-Young
RWC 2021 Tournament Services Manager
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND PARTICIPATION
David Carrigy
Chief International Relations and Participation Officer
Erin Brown
Tournament Guest Programme and Meetings Manager
Bruce Cook
Regional Partnership Manager – Oceania
James Davy
Travel Manager
Gilles Fabre
Language Services Manager
Jennifer Gray
Regional Partnership Manager – North America
Cormac Horgan
Governance Assistant
Colum Lavery
Head of Governance
Jason Lewis
Director Participation
Steph Nel
Regional Partnership Manager – Europe
Anne O’Callaghan
Investments Manager
Santiago Ramallo
Regional Partnership Manager – South America
Ridzal Saat
Regional Partnership Manager – Asia
Coralie Van Den Berg
Regional Partnership Manager – Africa
PLAYER WELFARE AND RUGBY SERVICES
Mark Harrington
Chief Player Welfare and Rugby Services Officer
Phil Davies
Director Of Rugby
GAME ANALYSIS
Rhys Jones
Head of Game Analysis
Ben Hester
Player Welfare Game Analyst
Matthew Johnston
International Sevens Game Analyst
Tom Sorsby
International Fifteens Game Analyst
Adam Smith
Domestic Fifteens Game Analyst
MATCH OFFICIALS
Steve Hinds
Citing Commissioner Manager
Craig Joubert
Match Official Talent Development Coach
Joël Jutge
Fifteens Match Official Manager
Alhambra Nievas
Women’s Talent Development Manager
Paddy O’Brien
Sevens High Performance Match Official Manager
Tracy O’Callaghan
Match Officials Co-ordinator
EDUCATION, LAWS AND COMPLIANCE
Jock Peggie
Head of Education, Laws and Compliance
Isabel Grondin
Medical Education Manager
Dr Joseph Kalanzi
Medical Education Manager
Fraser Gow
Training and Education Co-ordinator
Keith Lewis
Laws Co-ordinator
Dr Andrew Smith
Medical Compliance Manager
ANTI-DOPING AND GAME RESEARCH
Mike Earl
Director of Anti-Doping and Game Research
Ross Blake
Anti-Doping Education Co-ordinator
Marc Douglas
Game Research and Development Manager
Martha Hassett
Anti-Doping Administrator
Mike Hislop
Injury Prevention and Surveillance Researcher
David Ho
Ant-Doping Science and Results Manager
Stuart Kelly
Anti-Doping Science and Testing Co-ordinator
Clive Kennington
Anti-Doping Testing Administrator
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr Éanna Falvey
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Martin Raftery
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Deirdre Keating
Player Welfare and Rugby Services Project Manager
REVENUE AND FAN ENGAGEMENT
Richard Heaselgrave
Chief Revenue and Fan Engagement Officer
Niamh Holmes
Assistant
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Kalle Kauppila
Head of Business Solutions
Cathy Newman
Business Solutions Analyst
Michelle O’Loughlin
Revenue and Fan Engagement Team Assistant
Marie Therese Duignan
Business Solutions Team Co-ordinator
CONTENT
Namu Desai
Designer
Amanda Godson
Broadcaster Operations Manager
Steve Jamieson
Executive Producer
Lynda Jones
Designer
Chris Synott
Head of Media Rights
Dominic Young
Media Rights Executive
EXPERIENTIAL
Bree Hassanein
Experiential Manager
FANS
Joe Pecchia
General Manager, Marketing
James Bass
Social Communities Manager
Adrian D’Arcy
Social Communities Executive
Nick Morris
Commercial Programme Manager
Benjamin Slack
General Manager, Commercial
MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS
Georgie Simmons
Head of Marketing Partnerships
James Cloake
Marketing Partnerships Manager Sevens
Pauline Dugravot
RWC Marketing Partnerships Manager
Youssef Hassan
Marketing Partnerships Executive
Meg Mitchell
Marketing Partnerships Manager
Kenzo Pannell
Partner Operations Manager
Chris Thompson
Business Development Manager
Susannah Weyman
Marketing Partnerships Account Director (RWC)
Nina Wright
Marketing Partnerships Account Director (Women’s)
Rachel Godsave
Marketing Partnerships Account Manager
Pierre-Alexandre Martini
RWC 2023 Global Partnerships Account Executive
Harry Bridgland
Global Partnerships Account Executive, Sevens
PLATFORMS
Katt Wright
Head of Platforms
Pierre Turpin
Digital Manager
STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Mihir Warty
Chief Strategy Officer
Atlanta St John
Women’s Projects Manager
Keisha-Ann Down
Women’s Programme Manager (Maternity Cover)
Anne Grumelard
Women’s Programme Manager
Jaime McKeown
Diversity and Inclusion and Sustainability Project Manager
COMMUNICATIONS
Dominic Rumbles
Chief Communications Officer
Caroline O’Connell
Team Assistant
Karen Bond
Media Services and Publications Manager
Dorian Grimaud
Communications Manager
Charlotte Harwood
PR Manager (Maternity Cover)
Suzi Murray
PR Manager
Phil Wilkinson
General Manager, Communications
Peter Hannon
Player Welfare PR Manager