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[Bonbon12]

Former IRFU chief executive Philip Browne dies aged 66

Current IRFU CEO Kevin Potts said the "scale of Philip’s contribution to Irish rugby cannot be overstated".

www.irishexaminer.com

always seemed a very steady hand compared to some of the various heads of the FAI or GAA over the years

Tell us about these various GAA heads please. Take your time

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

Former IRFU chief executive Philip Browne dies aged 66

Current IRFU CEO Kevin Potts said the "scale of Philip’s contribution to Irish rugby cannot be overstated".

www.irishexaminer.com

always seemed a very steady hand compared to some of the various heads of the FAI or GAA over the years

Went about his business and no one even knew what he looked like. 66 is no age.RIP.

 

[Handy Run]

Tell us about these various GAA heads please. Take your time

Frank?

 

[Jukka]

Went about his business and no one even knew what he looked like. 66 is no age.RIP.

And Ireland more than anyone is known for producing some of the worlds most corrupt and egotistical sports administrators. Oversaw a massively successful jump in Irish rugby while it moved from amateur to professional, without hardly a peep from him.

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

And Ireland more than anyone is known for producing some of the worlds most corrupt and egotistical sports administrators. Oversaw a massively successful jump in Irish rugby while it moved from amateur to professional, without hardly a peep from him.

Compare and contrast with the soccer sideshow from the same period with a 'world class' administrator who paid himself more than anyone else in the same job globally while running the sport into the ground.

 

[outdagap]

Went about his business and no one even knew what he looked like. 66 is no age.RIP.

I can't believe he was only 66, an outstanding administrator though. RIP

 

[outdagap]

And Ireland more than anyone is known for producing some of the worlds most corrupt and egotistical sports administrators. Oversaw a massively successful jump in Irish rugby while it moved from amateur to professional, without hardly a peep from him.

I'd put Mick Dawson in the same category.

 

[nelly sham]

Former IRFU chief executive Philip Browne dies aged 66

Current IRFU CEO Kevin Potts said the "scale of Philip’s contribution to Irish rugby cannot be overstated".

www.irishexaminer.com

always seemed a very steady hand compared to some of the various heads of the FAI or GAA over the years

That's sad news and 66 is young these days.
Always seemed like a good guy. He had a pivotal role in the game's development here.

RIP

 

[outdagap]

Compare and contrast with the soccer sideshow from the same period with a 'world class' administrator who paid himself more than anyone else in the same job globally while running the sport into the ground.

Not to forget the little Mussolini in the OCI....

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

Went about his business and no one even knew what he looked like. 66 is no age.RIP.

Rest In Peace.