Who selects these? Seems very random in terms of timing - Funbus joins this year but Rob Baxter joined in 2014/Martin Corry in 2013? Kyran Bracken before Matt Dawson? All a bit weird!
Still, very happy for both!
The answer may lie in this sentence:-
"And he continues to break new ground
as earlier this year he was appointed chairman of the British and Irish Lions board, having previously also been president of the RFU since hanging up his boots. Not bad for a carpenter from Barking!"
But looking at the others mentioned further down the article, it does seem strange that he wasn't already in the HoF...