9 Jun 2025

NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson to step down

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 9 June 2025

New Zealand Rugby will lose its captain, after CEO Mark Robinson announced he is stepping down from the job after six years. He will leave at the end of the 2025 to join his family in Australia. During his time NZR has faced massive challenges including consecutive financial loses, finishing 2024 with a deficit of almost 20 million dollars. Robinson spoke to Lisa Owen about his decision.