Scottish Rugby chairman Colin Grassie to step down in August

Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) chairman Colin Grassie has announced that he will step down from the role in August.

Grassie joined the Scotland board as an independent non-executive director in 2012 and five years later he was appointed the chairman of SRU.

Grassie revealed that he will resign from both the roles during the Annual General Meeting scheduled on 15th August. He also stressed that the board is working hard with the clubs to overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic coronavirus.

"I have been immensely proud to hold the position of chairman over the past three years and I'd like to thank each and every board member I have had the pleasure of working with for their support and guidance," he said.

"I intend to give the essential work now under way during the Covid-19 crisis my complete focus and full attention until such time as we can bring our member clubs together for our next AGM.

"Whilst the board tackles its challenges from a virtual boardroom we are especially conscious and respectful of all those people who are literally on a front line and many who perform often thankless work to keep our daily lives as normal as possible.

"We are as a board very grateful.

"We are facing unprecedented challenges on a daily basis and I believe we have the right people in place to tackle this head-on."