Davies calls for WRU board to step downImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Jonathan Davies is a former dual-code internationalByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished36 minutes agoFormer Wales captain Jonathan Davies has called for the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) board to step down. Calls for the governing body’s board to resign have come from Welsh business leaders while local Swansea politicians have demanded that chief executive Abi Tierney leave her role.There are 11 members on the board following the departure of chair Richard Collier-Keywood in March 2026.
Tierney is joined by interim vice-chair John Manders, independent directors Jamie Roberts, Jennifer Mathias, Andrew Williams, Alison Thorne and Amanda Bennett, elected members Claire Donovan, Chris Jones and Colin Wilks and interim Professional Rugby Board (PRB) chair Marianne Okland.
BBC pundit and former Wales fly-half Davies has joined those urging the board to quit.
“This board has been in place for three years and failed to deliver,” Davies stated on social media., external
“It is now time for them to have a look at themselves and decide whether it is time for them to step aside and leave somebody else come in and take over.
“An interim board to settle the ship and pick a board fit for purpose.”
The WRU has been asked to comment.
