WRU has been rocked by allegations of racism and sexismTierney will join as CEO in ‘major coup for Welsh rugby’
Abi Tierney has been appointed the first female chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union. Tierney will join the WRU before the end of 2023 after serving notice at the Home Office, where she is the director general for customer services and ethics advisor and chair of their people committee.
Her appointment comes nearly seven months after Steve Phillips resigned as WRU chief executive amid allegations of a “toxic culture” at the organisation.
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