Eric Hughes is leaving St Helens at the end of the season after three-and-a-half years as football operations manager.

Hughes said: "I informed the St Helens board six months ago I would be leaving to pursue other business interests outside the game."

Hughes, the ex-Widnes and Great Britain star, has also coached Widnes, Rochdale, St Helens, Leigh and Wigan.

Hughes is the current coach at Liverpool-St Helens RU and added: "I will continue in that job certainly in the short-term."