I reckon he would have but I also reckon he provided a convenient smoke screen - Caro and Rooch went on about Haysie and someone with EPL experience but with an SA background. Floating Haysman to the local media had all the intrigue of controversy and would have kept them away from digging around for a rugby bloke.
Fagan has some impressive credentials. Looks like his first job post Uni was a decade at the Australian Sports Commission. He would have picked up plenty of intel on various sports, government financing and contacts. His time at the Brumbies was exaggerated by 5aa. They finished top the year before he took over and then finished 2nd in his last year as CEO with no other top 4 finish. He was CEO mid 2005 to end of 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Rugby#Champions