IRB chief executive standing down

Mike Miller, will step down from the role as head of the IRB at the end of the month. Photo / Stephen Parker

One of the men who played a vital role in the running of last year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in standing down from his post.

Mike Miller, the chief executive of the IRB and managing director of Rugby World Cup Limited, will leave the roles at the end of the month.

Miller oversaw three World Cups as well as the admission of rugby sevens into the Olympics from 2016.