Philip Browne to retire as chief executive of the IRFU

The union has begun a search for Browne's replacement

 

IRFU chief executive Philip Browne has announced that he is to leave his role at the end of the year. He has been in the post since 1998, having joined the union in 1992. 

Browne has indicated that he had planned to step down earlier, but remained in the position as rugby dealt with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.