More women on board

World Rugby is set to increase female representation on its boards, in the midst of an overhaul to its governance structure. The game’s governing body yesterday released interim findings of an independent-led review into its operations, with a key recommendation being a target of at least 40 per cent of women making up its committees and ‘‘the promotion of women leaders in the sport’’. Last May World Rugby came under fire for appointing just one female to its executive committee of 12 for a second successive term. While World Rugby’s global council has had female representation rise significantly in recent years, to now be 17 of 50 members, that balance is also now set to rise across all the body’s committees.

The Canterbury Kings’ Super Smash T20 match at Hagley Oval tomorrow, the first at which the ground’s new floodlights will ‘‘officially’’ be used, will be played before a capacity crowd of 8000. A free tickets promotion for the match, which starts at 7.10pm against Central Stags, attracted a huge response. The lights had already been used earlier this week during the second test between New Zealand and Pakistan when gloomy conditions later on day three prompted the switch being flicked. The associations’ women’s teams, the Magicians and the Hinds, start the doubleheader at 3.40pm.