Ruddock resignation rocks Welsh rugby

MIKE RUDDOCK has resigned as Wales head coach less than a year after taking them to their first Grand Slam in 27 years.

At a hastily arranged Press conference, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff the Welsh Rugby Union announced 46-year-old Ruddock had left the job as of immediate effect, citing family reasons.

Skills coach Scott Johnson was installed as caretaker coach for the remaining three games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.