Simon Johnson, the chair of the Rugby Soccer League, is to face down after almost six years within the position.
Johnson first joined the RFL board in July 2014, happening to grow to be interim chair in July 2019 after which chair just a few months later.
His departure follows the resignation of one other member of the RFL board in senior non-executive director Sandy Lindsay.
Throughout his time as chair, Johnson oversaw the staging of the World Cup in 2022 with the boys’s, ladies’s and wheelchair occasions being held on the identical time in England.
He said, external: “It has all the time been my purpose to steer an inclusive sport with integrity, honesty, authenticity and openness.
“My curiosity has all the time been to place rugby league first.”
The method of discovering his alternative will start following a proper evaluation.
