Raelene Castle

Raelene Castle ONZM (born 30 September 1970) is a sports executive who has worked in Australia and New Zealand.

[1] Both of her parents represented New Zealand internationally in sports: her father as a rugby league footballer and her mother as a lawn bowler.

[3] At the end of the 2017 season, she was replaced by Rugby League World Cup boss Andrew Hill.

[4] In December 2017, Castle was appointed as CEO of Rugby Australia,[5] and served in that role until her resignation in April 2020.

[9][10] In the 2015 New Year Honours, Castle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and business.