The email came "out of the blue" but Jackie Barron had no hesitation about accepting an invitation to help conduct a review into the culture of New Zealand Rugby. "I feel strongly about the way society is shaping young people," Barron said. Detail around how often the panel will meet and what the scope of the review will be is still to be sorted out. But Barron felt New Zealand Rugby had shown leadership by asking people to help. "I think it takes courage to invite an independent panel in to do a review.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2016 17:03 UTC