WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Tew will step down as New Zealand Rugby CEO at the end of 2019 after a 12-year tenure highlighted by four World Cup titles and a massive increase in revenues. He will hope to sign out with a fifth World Cup triumph when the All Blacks bid for an unprecedented hat-trick in Japan from September. "I've always been a great advocate for challenging convention and keeping New Zealand Rugby fresh and invigorated, whilst always encouraging our people to grow and extend themselves," said Tew. Having successfully steered New Zealand's winning bid for the 2021 women's World Cup, Tew has been touted for a senior role at World Rugby but he said he had no plans beyond finishing up in December. The next CEO will have "daunting shoes to fill," World Rugby boss Brett Gosper wrote on social media.

Source: The Star June 05, 2019 05:03 UTC