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Former Rugby Football League (RFL) chief executive Nigel Wood is returning to the governing body as interim chairman to lead a “club-led strategic review” of the sport.
He will stand down from his position as Bradford Bulls chairman while he takes on the role after the resignation of RFL chairman Simon Johnson.
Wood, who also previously served as chairman of the RFL, will meet with Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington and Leigh Leopards owner Derek Beaumont to form the review committee, which will look at the ‘challenges’ the game faces.
It is hoped that the review can be presented to the RFL council for their next meeting in July.
In a joint statement, Hetherington and Beaumont said: “The majority of clubs, including clubs from all levels of the professional game, were clear that they wanted a ‘club led strategic review’ of policy and direction.
“To achieve this, it was necessary that the chair and next in line at the RFL were replaced on an interim basis by the person who would chair the strategic review.”
They added: “The review will encompass the ‘whole of the game’ and will solicit views from as wide a cross section as possible, engaging the views of all clubs, and to include those of our biggest assets, our partners and supporters.”
