Welsh Rugby Bosses to Scrap One Region by 2027

[swan65split]

just a way of keeping the money in the Bay area innit?

 

[Cooperman]

A sad day for rugby in Wales. With the exception of those on the inside, is there a vocal supporter of WRU performance out there?

 

[swan65split]

bbcCardiiff quick to point out only 13 ,iles betweenswansea and Llanelli........... rat infested cardiff to newport 14 iles.

 

[JustJack]

Its fucked

Nuke the lot, reinvest in the Premiership teams

 

[Deleted member 1454]

Never ceases to entertain how Welsh rugby always shoots itself in the foot. Should never have gone full time professional all those years ago, was never remotely sustainable. It was fine as it was i.e. a small time parochial concern, with all the "my valley is better than your valley" petty bollocks behind it.

 

[Darran]

I was listening to some guy on wireless earlier who was saying the WRU can’t afford to fund four clubs.
Why the fuck aren’t they funding themselves?
Imagine one of the four Welsh clubs in the Football League having to go because the FAW could afford it.
What a load of bollox.

 

[Smurph]

I was listening to some guy on wireless earlier who was saying the WRU can’t afford to fund four clubs.
Why the fuck aren’t they funding themselves?
Imagine one of the four Welsh clubs in the Football League having to go because the FAW could afford it.
What a load of bollox.

Club rugby in Wales is a joke, I totally agree with you, why shouldn't they fund themselves?

If I were the owners of the Ospreys, I tell the WRU to shove their offer, redevelop St Helens and do whatever it takes to join the English set up.

 

[Cooperman]

I don’t have an issue with the WRU funding the regions. Towns like Llanelli are simply not large enough to sustain a club which should arguably be towards the top and of world rugby. Therefore the funding gap has to come from somewhere. What I do find ludicrous is the fact that the WRU cannot support four clubs on the back of income in excess of £100m each year. I’m going to have a read of the annual accounts and see where this is getting spent.

 

[Smurph]

In terms of funding what's the difference between the WRU and how the Irish do it?

 

[Cooperman]

In terms of funding what's the difference between the WRU and how the Irish do it?

Very rough numbers:

WRU: £100m income, of which £20m goes to the four regions.

Irish RFU: £80m income, of which £30m goes to the four provinces.

Please take with a small pinch of salt as I am remembering detail I read some time ago.

 

[Smurph]

Very rough numbers:

WRU: £100m income, of which £20m goes to the four regions.

Irish RFU: £80m income, of which £30m goes to the four provinces.

Please take with a small pinch of salt as I am remembering detail I read some time ago.

Not much difference in funding, hell of a difference in how the regions operate.

I guess the issue lay with those in charge, which we probably all ready know.

 

[Cooperman]

Not much difference in funding, hell of a difference in how the regions operate.

I guess the issue lay with those in charge, which we probably all ready know.

‘WRU vanity projects’ was a term I used to hear, although I’m not quite sure what exactly this means. My curiosity in this means that I will go and have a further read.

 

[Cooperman]

Not much difference in funding, hell of a difference in how the regions operate.

I guess the issue lay with those in charge, which we probably all ready know.

And yes, even if the numbers are only reasonably accurate then there’s hell of a difference in the outcome.

 

[Smurph]

‘WRU vanity projects’ was a term I used to hear, although I’m not quite sure what exactly this means. My curiosity in this means that I will go and have a further read.

Probably wasted a ton of money on the "old boys" club.

 

[Deleted member 1454]

Club rugby in Wales is a joke, I totally agree with you, why shouldn't they fund themselves?

Absolutely.

And if they can't, then it's time to go back to being semi-pro or even amateur again.