Greg Harris
Waratahs boss Greg Harris will leave the Sydney Super Rugby franchise just 10 months after he joined the rugby club.
According to reports in Sydney CEO Harris chose not to re-apply for an extension for his contract which ends on 31 December.
The Waratahs franchise won their first Super Rugby title in 2014 but have lost several of their stars and the coach who masterminded the title has moved up to take on the Wallabies job.
The reports suggest that the restructure of the governance of both the Waratahs and NSW Rugby, who operate as separate entities, has upset several parties and and created conflicts.
Harris has played down his departure by saying that he only signed on until the end of the year.
“My contract was only ever for a period ending 31 December 2015, ” Harris said.
“As such my decision is not really a resignation but a decision not to seek a renewal of the agreement, which has been superseded anyway by the decision of the Waratahs and NSWRU Boards to restructure and go to market for a new CEO role.”
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