Dean Ryan leaves Worcester Warriors 

Worcester Warriors have today announced that Director of Rugby Dean Ryan has been released from his contract and will leave his post immediately.
Head Coach Carl Hogg will now be in charge of the first team and he will report to CEO Jim O'Toole alongside the club's High Performance Director Nick Johnston.
Ryan has been linked with the vacant head coach role at Bath following the departure of Mike Ford earlier this summer.
O'Toole said: “We are very sorry to see Dean move on from Sixways. He has been instrumental in developing and putting in place our long-term plan and we have been delighted with our progress and the momentum we have built-up over the last three years.
“Dean has also helped to build a team around him who are ready to step-up to the next level and build on that progress. For the first time in Warriors' history we have an active succession plan which has already kicked-in.
“We are an ambitious Club with sights on the top six places in the Premiership and the Champions Cup.”