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Bill Beaumont has been elected chairman of World Rugby. The 64-year-old England Grand Slam-winning captain will take up his post on July 1, the governing body announced.Beaumont succeeds Frenchman Bernard Lapasset, who had previously announced he would not be seeking-re-election, while former Argentina scrum-half and skipper Agustin Pichot was elected vice-chairman. World Rugby announced on Twitter: Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot unanimously elected next @WorldRugby chairman and vice-chairman respectively. They take office from 1 July. Beaumont has been central to World Rugbys decision-making bodies for more than a decade, and served as vice-chairman from 2007 to 2012.He has been a key figure on the World Rugby Council, Executive Committee, Rugby World Cup Board and Rugby Committee bodies. As RFU chairman, Beaumont presided over the delivery of last years World Cup in England. Beaumont is a former England captain and Grand Slam winner He was also a decorated player, making his international debut in 1975 and going on to win 34 caps, leading England to their first Grand Slam for 23 years in 1980. Beaumont also played for the British and Irish Lions and later accompanied them as tour manager for the tour to New Zealand in 2005.Beaumont said: I am honoured to accept the mandate of Council to serve as World Rugby chairman at what is an exciting and pivotal time for the sport. Rugby has experienced significant and rapid growth, which is a credit to Bernard Lapasset and his leadership over the past eight years.The sport is in excellent health and over the next four years there will be many great opportunities to further develop and grow the game. However, we cannot be complacent. Former chairman Lapasset has been succeeded by Beaumont Rugby, like all sports, faces challenges and my manifesto outlines the five priorities focused on addressing these. These priorities are continuing to protect players, preserving integrity, enhancing global competition, optimising partnerships and empowering and strengthening unions.I will nurture the roots of rugby, our fundamental values and financial security and will make rugby decisions for rugby reasons. As World Rugby Chairman, I will work with unions over the next four years to deliver healthy, sustainable growth for the game we all love. Also See: Eddie Jones Facebook Q&A England demands No 1 status Great opportunity for Cipriani Wales unveil NZ tour squad James Harden Jersey . Jagr had a goal and two assists, Andy Greene scored 43 seconds into overtime and Marek Zidlicky had two goals as the Devils rallied past the Washington Capitals 5-4 Saturday night. Wholesale Rockets Jerseys . Hernandez (3-0) struck out 11 and shut down Oakland for the second time in a week, becoming the first Mariners pitcher to win three times in the first nine games of a season. 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"I dont want to say it was a surprise," team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said.SALT LAKE CITY - Scrapping together enough offensive energy was no simple task for the Utah Jazz in their first post-Christmas game.Everything changed in the fourth quarter, when Utah finally found a rhythm and pulled away for an 88-71 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.Once it came down to the fourth quarter, everybody just wanted to get the game over with, Jazz centre Derrick Favours said. We picked up the energy and picked (up) the intensity. Got enough stops on defence to help the offensive end. Everybody took their time. Everybody touched the ball and made shots.Favours had 17 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Utah.With his team clinging to a three-point lead, Favours converted a three-point play and drove for a dunk on back-to-back possessions. It pushed the Jazz lead to 74-66 with 4:52 remaining. Those two baskets touched off an 18-3 run to seal the win.Trey Burke added 17 points, Gordon Hayward chipped in 15 and Enes Kanter finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz (10-20), who won for the fourth time in their last five games.Tony Wroten scored 20 points and Robert Covington added 17 for the Sixers (4-25), who could not overcome a sluggish offensive performance before halftime.The Jazz outscored Philadelphia 52-30 in the paint and finished with a 20-7 advantage in second-chance points.The Jazz limited the Sixers to just 12-of-40 shooting (30 per cent) from the field before halftime. Michael Carter-Williams particularly struggled, shooting just 1 of 13 in the first two quarters. He finished the game 2 of 20.Its tough, Carter-Williams said. I just need to bounce back from it. I cant dwell on it. Its going to definitely push me to get better — I wont forget moments like this.Favours helped Utah get off to a quick start. He blocked three shots in the first 5 minutes and added three baskets, culminating in a dunk that gave the Jazz a 12-5 lead. Utah pushed its advantage to 23-10 late in the first quarter when Hayward made a pair of baskets and a pair of free throws on three straight possessions.ddddddddddddAfter taking a 44-32 halftime lead, the Jazz let it slip away during a sluggish third quarter start. Utah missed 11 straight shots to open the period. The Sixers wasted no time taking advantage of the prolonged drought - opening the half with a 15-2 spurt.Covington fueled the run with a pair of 3-pointers and then Wroten tied the game with a driving layup. The Sixers finally took a 47-46 lead on a free throw from Jerami Grant with 6:21 left in the quarter.We were down 14 and we found a way to compete and claw our way back on the road, Sixers coach Brett Brown said. We just couldnt sustain it, and its just a really true learning lesson that guys have to understand - especially on this side of the world in the Western Conference.Utah trailed only briefly. The Jazz scored six unanswered points to go back in front 53-47.Philadelphia cut it to 60-59 on a basket from JaKarr Sampson early in the fourth quarter. The Jazz kept the Sixers at arms length. Burke converted a 3-point play just a minute later to keep Utah from falling behind.I wouldnt call it sloppiness, Burke said. I just felt like we didnt hit shots. I didnt think we were sloppy. I just felt like we had a lot of good looks that we didnt make, but our defence made up for it.TIP-INSJazz: The Jazz outscored the Sixers 17-3 in second-chance points in the first half. ... Favours notched his ninth double-double of the season and matched season highs in rebounds and blocked shots. .. The Jazz set a season high with 10 blocked shots.76ers: The Sixers just scored 12 points in the first quarter and 32 before halftime. Both totals represented a season-low for a Jazz opponent. .. Philadelphia is 3-3 this season when holding an opponent below 90 points.UP NEXT76ers: Visit Golden State on Tuesday.Jazz: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. ' ' '