Connacht Rugby set for radical overhaul

CONNACHT RUGBY is set to undergo a radical administration change, with a new board of directors taking over its operations.

The results of the combined IRFU/Connacht Rugby review, which was started midway through last season, are to be announced on Friday in Galway at which IRFU president Caleb Powell, chief executive Philip Browne, Connacht chief executive Gerry Kelly, Irish coach Declan Kidney and Connacht’s Eric Elwood will be present.

It is understood the new setup — a professional games board, will be charged with the responsibility of administering all aspects of professional rugby in the province. It will operate along similar lines to those run in the other provinces, but, in Connacht’s case, its board members, all of whom have an interest or stake in the province, have been approved by the IRFU.