Los Angeles businessman emerges as major rival candidate to be named WRU chair

The WRU is set to announce a new chair over the next few weeks

By Steffan Thomas · Wales Online

Published: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 9:30 AM

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Lyndon Faulkner has emerged as a leading candidate alongside Harry Bowcott to become the next WRU chair.
The successful candidate will replace Richard Collier-Keywood at the head of the Welsh Rugby Union.
The new chair will oversee the implementation of WRU board plans to cut from four professional teams to three.

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Los Angeles-based businessman Lyndon Faulkner has emerged as a major contender alongside Harry Bowcott to become the new chair of the Welsh Rugby Union. Final interviews were recently conducted at the Sport Wales office in Cardiff by a WRU board panel, narrowing the race to replace Richard Collier-Keywood down to a contest between Faulkner and Bowcott.

Faulkner, a former Newport and Pontypool rugby player, previously led Pelican Products and held senior roles at Microsoft and Technicolor. The incoming WRU chair will oversee the board's contentious plan to reduce Welsh professional rugby from four teams down to three.

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