Cardiff Blues director of rugby Phil Davies has resigned from his position at Arms Park after a recent run of poor results.
\nBlues lost against Italian side Zebre at the weekend, their second loss to the Parma side this season, and lie 10th in the Pro12 table.
\nWith just one win from their last eight games Davies said he decided the time was right to step down with immediate effect.
\n\u201cThis is a decision that I\u2019ve not taken lightly, but one that I\u2019ve made in view of my future career and my past experiences in professional rugby,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI feel this is the right time for me to look to the next challenge and other opportunities in performance development.\u201d
\nBlues chief executive Richard Holland thanked Davies for his time in charge, and will now be on the lookout for a replacement.
\nHe said: \u201cThroughout his time at the region Phil has worked passionately to develop the right infrastructure here and a pathway for aspiring players and coaches.
\n\u201cHe has overseen a period of massive change and I\u2019m sure in the future we will see the benefits of his work.\u201d
\nDavies, who took over at Arms Park in May 2012, has a win rate of just 34 per cent.
\nHe led the Blues to a ninth-place finish in the Pro12 in his first season but saw them knocked out in the group-stages of the Heineken Cup.
\nThis season they finished second in their Heineken Cup group but again missed out on an Amlin Challenge Cup spot after a disappointing defeat against Exeter Chiefs in their last group-stage game.
\nAnd the LV=Cup has not produced much joy either, with just two wins from four games so far.
\nDefence coach Dale McIntosh and backs coach Paul John will take charge until the end of the season.
\nBlues current position is made worse by continuing speculation that a new 20-team European competition will be created next season.
\nTheir current league position would give them no chance of qualifying and would be the first time they have missed out on the top tier of European competition since their dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union in the 1998-99 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cardiff Blues director of rugby Phil Davies has resigned from his position at Arms Park after a recent run of poor results. Blues lost against Italian side Zebre at the weekend, their second loss to the Parma side this season, and lie 10th in the Pro12 table. With just one win from their last eight games Davies said he decided the time was right to step down with immediate effect. \u201cThis is a decision that I\u2019ve not taken lightly, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":2588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[898,2010,2011],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-cardiff-blues","tag-phil-davies","tag-pro12"],"yoast_head":"\n