Rugby Europe Committees and Sub-Committees
Rugby Europe has undertaken the nomination process for Chairpersons and Members of the Committees and Sub-Committees for the next four-year cycle.
In total 40 members have been appointed, representing 24 different member unions throughout the five committees and four sub-committees.
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Pursuant to our Bylaws, the Nomination Committee met to nominate the Chairpersons of the Committees and Sub-Committees. Nominations have been approved by Rugby Europe Board of Directors.
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Pursuant to our Bylaws, the Nomination Committee along with the newly appointed Chairpersons met to nominate the Members of the Committees and Sub-Committees. Nominations have been approved by Rugby Europe Board of Directors.
You will find below the full list of approved Chairpersons of the Committees and Sub- Committees.
Rugby Committee
- Veceslav Holjevac (CRO) – Chairperson
- Gemma Fay (SCO) – Chairperson of the Women’s Sub-Committee
- Antonio Ferreira (POR) – Chairperson the Player Welfare Sub-Committee
- Steve Grainger (ENG) – Chairperson of the Development Sub-Committee
- Eliseo Patrón-Costas (ESP) – Chairperson the 7s Sub-Committee
- Iryna Arkhytska (UKR)
- Jose Gorrotxategi (POL)
- Maria Gyolcsos (HUN)
- Nicolas Hourquet (FRA)
- Kristof Vanhout (BEL)
Development Sub-Committee
- Steve Grainger (ENG) – Chairperson
- Antonio Fiorillo (CYP)
- Jatta-Mari Harju (FIN)
- Gavin Scott (SCO)
- Giorgi Tkesheliadze (GEO)
Women’s Sub-Committee
- Gemma Fay (SCO) – Chairperson
- Jules Crossley Nilsen (NOR)
- Katharina KueB (AUT)
- Aurélie Lemouzy (SUI)
- Karlis Vents (LAT)
- Erika Morri (ITA)
Player Welfare Sub-Committee
- Antonio Cruz Ferreira (POR) – Chairperson
- Karen Barclay (SCO)
- Colin Grzanna (GER)
- Karen Hood (ENG)
- Liam Paget (NLD)
- Laurent Simar (BEL)
Sevens Sub-Committee
- Eliseo Patrón-Costas (ESP) – Chairperson
- Thibaut André (BEL)
- Krzysztof Czajka (POL)
- Jérome Daret (FRA)
- Maya Tsankova (BUL)
Audit and Risk Committee
- Vincent Taupin (INED) – Chairperson
- Donal Courtney (IRE)
- Clotilde Delbos (FRA)
- Asmat Jangulashvili (GEO)
- Maxine Manditsch (SCO)
Legal and Regulations Committee
- Dick Tyler (ENG) – Chairperson
- Antonio Folgado (POR)
- Andrei Mircea Zamfirescu (ROU)
- Natasha Morgan (WAL)
- Jean-Jaques Zander (SWE)
Business Committee
- Veronika Muehlhofer (SUI) – Chairperson
- Mario Costa (POR)
- François Dubos (SWE)
- Miroslav Mandic (CRO)
- Patrice Rullier (FRA)
Disciplinary Committee
- Michiel van Dijk (NED) – Chairperson
- Francesco Grillo (ITA)
- Richard McGhee (SCO)
- Valeriu Toma (ROU)
- Florence Van Den Broucke (BEL)
