Ian Foster's fate could lie in the hands of the eight members of the New Zealand Rugby board. The former Black Fern (35 tests from 1996-2006) captained the team to three consecutive Rugby World Cups and was inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014. He has been a Northland Rugby board member since 2008 and chair from 2014 to 2020. He has been a member of the NZR board since 2020, served as NZR's representative on the World Rugby Council and is an elected member of the World Rugby EXCO board. Bailey Mackey – elected board memberBailey Mackey was elected to the NZR board at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2022 09:49 UTC