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IRB leaders meet press ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset (R) and Chief Executive Officer Brett Gosper meet reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014, after examining preparations for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from East Timor smile as they are greeted by International Olympic Committee Vice President Kevan Gosper (L) at the Sydney airport Sept. 7.

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Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from East Timor smile as they are greeted by International Olympic Committee Vice President Kevan Gosper (L) at the Sydney airport Sept. 7.

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Kyoto to host World Cup draw next May

(From L) Alan Gilpin, head of Rugby World Cup, World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper and Japan Rugby 2019 Chief Executive Akira Shimazu pose for a photo in Tokyo on June 30, 2016. The organizing committee for the 2019 World Cup in Japan announced the same day that its draw will be hosted in the western Japan city of Kyoto in May next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dates for opening game, final of RWC 2019 announced, logo revealed

Akira Shimazu (L), chief executive of the Rugby World Cup 2019 organizing committee, World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper (C) and Alan Gilpin, head of the RWC, pose for a photo in London on Oct. 27, 2015, in front of the logo for the 2019 tournament in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Rugby chief speaks about 2019 RWC in Japan

CEO of World Rugby, Brett Gosper, says in an interview with Kyodo News on Nov. 11, 2016, in Tokyo that organizers of Rugby World Cup 2019 need to understand the potential benefits Japan can reap as hosts of the six-week tournament played in 12 venues across the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto to host World Cup draw next May

World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 30, 2016, the same day the organizing committee for the 2019 World Cup in Japan announced that its draw will be hosted in the western Japan city of Kyoto in May next year. Gosper said the draw will be an opportunity to promote the Japan tournament to an international audience, and that holding the draw in Kyoto would help entice potential visitors to come to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveils logo for Rugby World Cup 2019

Akira Shimazu (L), head of the organizing committee for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, unveils a logo for the event in London on Oct. 27, 2015, as Brett Gosper, chief executive officer of World Rugby, looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Rugby CEO sees Japan's upset win over S. Africa as spurring sport

Brett Gosper, chief executive officer of World Rugby, speaks in an interview in Cardiff, Wales, on Oct. 1, 2015, during the Rugby World Cup under way in England. He said underdog Japan's dramatic win over two-time champion South Africa will go a long way toward making the 2019 World Cup to be hosted by Tokyo a success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samaranch, his successor hopefuls meet the press in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (R) and three hopefuls as his successor attend a press conference in Sydney on Feb. 18, the final day of a three-day IOC Executive Board meeting. (From L to R) IOC Vice President Kevan Gosper (Australia), Executive Board member Jacques Rogge (Belgium) and Vice President Richard Pound (Canada).