He’s blown up racing, revved up rugby league and now Peter V’landys is cementing his authority as the most powerful person in sport by becoming the National Rugby League’s first ever executive chairman. Today, our columnist Andrew Webster on the take-no-prisoners titan of the toughest game of all. 

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Peter V’landys officially announced as NRL executive chairman

Commentary by Andrew Webster: For Pete’s sake, fix refs and leave rules alone

Commentary by Andrew Webster: Peter V’landys’ global vision must deliver for the fans

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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