Rugby-WRU boss Tierney to take break to battle cancer


(Reuters) -Welsh Rugby Union CEO Abi Tierney will step away from the sport to focus on treatment for cancer, the governing body said on Wednesday.

Tierney, who became the first female chief executive of the WRU in 2024, will take time away beginning on August 22, with WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood taking charge.

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