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Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee is describing Chris Boyd's pending departure as emotional.The head coach of the 'Canes is leaving after Super Rugby to take up the director of rugby role with English side Northampton.Lee has told the Radio Sport Breakfast Boyd met with them last week about his future.READ MORE: Chris Boyd leaving Hurricanes to take job with Northampton"Chris is a staunch Wellington man, a staunch Hurricanes man so he probably thought he'd stay at the Hurricanes for the rest of his life."In an ideal world you wouldn't let any quality people go, but you can't keep everybody for ever."The move essentially ends Boyd's coaching career in New Zealand, with the former Under 20s coach unlikely to take on another big job here.Lee says there's so few jobs you can move to once you've coached Super Rugby."He's probably got one big job left in him, and unfortunatley for New Zealand rugby that looks like it's going to be in England. But you've got to see it from his perspective."Boyd's replacement has t