{"id":1339,"date":"2018-04-20T12:18:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2018-04-21T08:19:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T13:19:29","slug":"feehan-leaves-six-nations-and-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Feehan Leaves Six Nations and Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/johnFeehan6nations_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/johnFeehan6nations_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/johnFeehan6nations_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>John Feehan has stepped down as chief executive of the Six Nations and British and Irish Lions with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Feehan has held the post for the past 16 years, overseeing growth in the most popular annual international competition and a total of four Lions tours.<\/p>\n<p>The process of appointing his successor is to begin shortly with Ian Ritchie and Clive Woodward possible candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel it is time for a change. I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute working in both roles, but the timing is right for me and I&#8217;m ready to pursue other interests,&#8221; Feehan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I depart safe in the knowledge that both organisations are in a significantly better place than when I started and both have a very bright future ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to acknowledge the fantastic people I have worked with over the years and look forward to watching rugby as a passionate supporter for many years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1339\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1339\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1339\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1339\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Feehan has stepped down as chief executive of the Six Nations and British and Irish Lions with immediate effect. 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