Commander Francis Kean no longer Chairman of FRU

Commander Francis Kean is no longer the Chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union Board and is also no longer on the board of FRU as he has rotated out from the board as per the Fiji Rugby Constitution.

FRU Chief Executive Officer, John O’Çonnor says Commander Kean was the appointee of the Prime Minister to the Fiji Rugby board.

O'Connor has also confirmed that Conway Beg is the new appointee for the Prime Minister to the Fiji Rugby board.

The board will meet soon to appoint a new Chairman of FRU.

He says Commander Kean has served 5 years as Board Chairman and spearheaded the major transformation we all now witness in the strategic direction, operations, and management of Fiji Rugby.

O’Connor says the first-ever Strategic Plan for Fiji Rugby, a new Constitution, World Rugby 7s bid, Super Rugby bid, a World Rugby Council Seat, alignment of all rugby in Fiji from primary to provincial, a provincial competition for Women's Rugby, 4 consecutive years of unqualified annual financial reports, 4 consecutive years of surplus, an increased 300% financial portfolio from $8 million to $24 million in 5 years and above all uniting the Fiji Rugby Council are just some of the hallmarks of Commander Kean's tenure as Chairman of the board.

He also says we are on the verge of joining the Six Nations Rugby Competition and have Super Rugby New Zealand and Australia knocking on our doors, great opportunities for Fiji Rugby which we could only dream of in the past.

Meanwhile, World Rugby is yet to comment on the investigation that was underway in relation to allegations against Kean.

They had said that an independent investigation will be conducted in relation to the homophobic allegations against Kean.

An update has been provided to World Rugby on Kean finishing off his term as FRU Chairman and a statement is expected from World Rugby.