Graham Lowe, the New Zealander who has been in charge of the restructuring of the top level of Scottish rugby for the past three years, has announced that he is leaving Murrayfield to take up a post with Western Bulldogs, the Australia Rules team, after Scotland have completed their autumn Test programme in November.
The move is understood to be primarily for personal reasons as Lowe, 41, has young children and wants to be closer to his extended family in the southern hemisphere.
Confirming his departure, the SRU announced that "a worldwide recruitment search" will now begin, with the aim of having a successor in place in time for next year's RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign.
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