International Rainmakers

From time to time I stroll over to Kevin Roberts’ blog just to check out what he’s up to… Kevin is the chair of the board for USA Rugby and CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi – a worldwide marketing and public relations firm… By all accounts he's a very smart guy.

Here’s a quote from his September 02 post: “A major reason why we did not win the World Cup in 2003 was the injury to All Black captain and iconic leader, Tana Umaga. Tana was hurt in a collision with teammate Carlos Spencer and didn't recover in time. It was not surprising that his on field dynamism, commitment and leadership were sorely missed when it came to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, it was one year too far. In 2007, if he’d even only been playing on only one leg, I’m convinced we would have taken care of business and won the World Cup.”

Is it just me or does anyone else find it incredibly uncomfortable when the Chair of the Board of USA Rugby uses a collective pronoun (we) and isn’t referring to the USA?

I know that we scrapped the old management system for USA Rugby (rightfully so, in my opinion) in favor of a leaner more focused board. Then, the positions were basically filled with a bunch of rainmakers... Well, we could really use some significant rain to vindicate that decision.