WORLD Rugby chairman and former England and Lions captain Bill Beaumont said it was ‘humbling’ to have been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
Former Ireland and Lions captain Willie John McBride becomes a CBE, while there is an OBE for former Scotland rugby lock Doddie Weir, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and set up a charity last year to raise awareness of the condition.
Beaumont, who is recognised for services to rugby, led England to a Five Nations Grand Slam in 1980 before captaining the Lions in South Africa.
The 66-year-old is a former RFU ...