Outgoing Tasman Rugby Union chief executive Tony Lewis is bidding farewell to Trafalgar Park as he takes up his new role as chief executive of Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force. After seven seasons spent lifting top of the south rugby to new heights, Tasman Rugby Union chief executive Tony Lewis is heading to Australia to take over as the new boss of the Western Force. His future employers have seen the appointment as a key part of owner Andrew Forrest’s plan to build the Force into a dominant trans-Tasman force in Super Rugby. Lewis informed Tasman Rugby Union chairman Wayne Young of his decision on December 23. The Western Force previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017.

Source: Stuff January 05, 2021 03:15 UTC