All Blacks: David Moffett calls on Mark Robinson to resign as New Zealand Rugby CEO

Former New Zealand Rugby (NZR) boss David Moffett has launched a stinging attack on the governing body and called on their current chief executive, Mark Robinson, to resign.

On Thursday, former All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen slammed the NZR and the way they go about their business and on Friday Moffett also hit out at the organisation.

Moffett, who was NZR CEO from 1996 to 2000 and held the same position at the Welsh Rugby Union between 2002 and 2005 is adamant that Robinson should quit his job.

Robinson replaced Steve Tew in 2019 and when asked if he felt the NZR’s current CEO was the right man for the job, Moffett gave a straightforward answer.

“No, I don’t think so,” he told Today FM.

“That’s where I would disagree with Steve [Hansen]. Steve said that he thinks he’ll make a good CEO one day.

“Well, the chief executive of New Zealand Rugby is right up there in terms of publicity and persona as the prime minister. I found in my day I used to do more media than the prime minister on some days.

“We don’t need a CEO to learn how to be a CEO at New Zealand Rugby. We need somebody who knows what they’re doing, and if they make mistakes, like we all do, they can just own it.

“Don’t hide, don’t blame the board if they make decisions, it’s him, he’s the chief executive, the buck stops with him. The board sets strategy and policy, that’s it, as far as I’m concerned. The rest of the time the chief executive is running the place.

“I feel for these guys, because I’ve been there. But I never ducked the media. I always fronted, always took the flak, never made excuses. And that’s what we need to see in our chief executive. Robinson needs to get back here and he needs to front the media and he needs to tell them what’s gone wrong,