Chief commercial officer of the Welsh Rugby Union, Leighton Davies, is standing down with his successor confirmed as former Google and YouTube executive Tomos Grace.

Crynant-born Mr Davies, who took up role in the summer having previously been the union’s chief financial officer on joining from the private sector in March last year, has decided to retire.

He has overseen a new five year financial plan for the union, which includes a new food and beverage operator deal at the Principality Stadium struck with US firm Aramark. The previous contract with Compass was a 25-year deal with no breaks struck by the union when the stadium opened back in 1999.

It has also bee confirmed that chief executive Abi Tierney will return full time in January. She has been undergoing medical treatment follo

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