Nominations Committee forwards next Board candidates to USAR BOD and Congress

LAFAYETTE, CO – The USA Rugby Board nominations committee has selected candidates for the open positions in the Union leadership group and have forwarded each individual’s profile and experience to the current board of directors and congress for review. From a pool of over 40 nominees, the review and approval process to fill three at-large seats will commence over the next week, in lead up to the USA Rugby Congress meeting on Saturday, September 29th. 

Upon receiving the nominees, the current USA Rugby Board will first evaluate the candidates using a competency matrix to align the candidates with the appropriate skill sets required. Should all three be approved by the board, each will then move on to congress for ratification. Congress then sits as the final stamp of approval, where each candidate much receive majority vote to officially be seated on the board.  

More information on possible candidates seated to the board will be released following the September 29th congress meeting.