Second FTSE 100 CEO quits Welsh rugby inside a year and says major changes need to be made to how the game is run

Andrew Williams, the CEO of FTSE 100 company Halma PLC, has stood down from his role as a non-executive director on the board of Cardiff Rugby.

One of the longest-serving CEOs in the FTSE 100, Halma PLC's business value grew from £600m to £7bn under his guidance and his loss is a real blow to the Arms Park outfit, whose chairman Alun Jones initially trumpeted his arrival as a "really big acquisition" back in 2019.

In a statement, Williams panned the way the game is being run in Wales and insisted his decision was based on reasons which reached beyond Cardiff Rugby.