Wru Chief Tierney To Return After Cancer Treatment

Welsh Rugby Union main executive Abi Tierney will make a phased return to activity aft antecedently stepping distant from her domiciled erstwhile she was diagnosed pinch cancer.

Tierney took clip distant from her duties successful August to acquisition treatment.

No definitive day has been fixed for erstwhile Tierney will return but WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood says it "will beryllium a invited infinitesimal for each of us".

"Abi's return brings spot and continuity astatine a clip of alteration and we're delighted to person her backmost pinch us," said Collier-Keywood.

"I americium judge each successful Welsh rugby will beryllium arsenic thrilled pinch this news arsenic I am, and cognize each will wish her a lukewarm invited back.

"Abi and I talk regularly and we person agreed to proceed to talk this phase, pinch a position to her returning full-time successful owed course."

Collier-Keywood had taken connected further responsibilities during Tierney's absence and will proceed to do truthful earlier her system modulation backmost to full-time working.

Malcolm Wall, who is chair of nan Professional Rugby Board (PRB) and remains a WRU committee director, will proceed to walk further clip supporting nan executive activity connected nan projected implementation of nan caller exemplary for elite rugby successful Wales.

The WRU executive squad besides includes Geraint John (community director), Leighton Davies (chief commercialized officer), Lydia Stirling (chief group officer), Dave Reddin (director of rugby & elite performance) and Gavin Marshall (chief operating officer).

"Initially, Abi will commencement a phased return, moving part-time and concentrating connected getting up to speed," said Collier-Keywood.

"The activity connected implementing nan conclusions of nan caller consultation will proceed to beryllium led by Malcolm Wall.

"I will proceed to walk clip supporting nan executive during this period."

Before starting her enforced absence, Tierney was astatine nan property convention successful August wherever nan WRU stated it wanted 2 master sides.

Tierney missed nan month-long nationalist consultation successful September, which was overseen by Reddin.

The result was announced successful October pinch nan WRU stating they now for illustration 3 teams pinch 1 master broadside to beryllium cut.

There will beryllium 3 licences awarded to sides pinch 1 successful Cardiff and 1 each successful nan westbound and east.

The WRU has not provided an nonstop day yet connected erstwhile that will hap aliases really they will execute their extremity of losing a men's master team.