New Leeds Rhinos sporting director Ian Blease has pledged a “root and branch” review of the club’s rugby operation, but insists he will not be rushed into major changes.
The current Salford Red Devils chief executive was unveiled during a press conference at AMT Headingley this morning and will officially start his new job in seven days’ time. He will be responsible for the entire performance department, with chief executive Gary Hetherington now focussing on non-playing matters.
It is too early for me to judge anybody in the club at the moment, but I will be sitting down with Rohan and the assistants and the rest of the staff.” Getting to know the club and its people is Blease’s first priority. He confirmed: “I will speak to everybody and build relationships. I want the playing group to trust me and I need to trust them; I need the staff to trust me and me to trust them. “That’s what I am about, that’s how you build culture.
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