WRU to announce cut to two teams as full details of seismic plan emerge

[TheLoneRanger]

"It is not yet clear whether the two surviving clubs will be any of the existing four or if two brand new entities will be created."

WRU to announce plan for cut to two teams as seismic full details emerge

Welsh rugby is set for a radical change not seen since 2003 as details of the WRU's proposal become clear

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[Darran]

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[Jackareme]

I think - despite all the dysfunction and mismanagement - there is an outside chance that half of these 2 teams will live in Cardiff. The rest of Wales can all go and frick themselves!

 

[monmouth]

That reads as the end of Welsh Rugby to me. Game over.

 

[JustJack]

And then in 2035 we'll be down to 1 team (Cardiff)

Whichever one is cut will just move into the English system, it'll be division 3 to begin with but they'll rise up quick enough

 

[PenriceJack]

Right, so Cardiff will reign supreme in 2035, eh? I'm picturing tumbleweeds rolling through the stadiums of everyone else. The thought of one Welsh team just chilling, unopposed, is both hilarious and bleak.

And the other team just hops the border and joins the English leagues? That's a pretty cheeky workaround. Imagine the headlines: "Welsh Wanderers conquer League Two!" They'd be bloody legends. It also kind of makes you wonder about the long-term viability of the Welsh league, doesn't it? If they can just jump ship to England, what's the point of sticking around for a one-team show? This makes me want to create a meme about it - I should add it to the other posts.

YJB

 

[waynekerr55]

That reads as the end of Welsh Rugby to me. Game over.

Just when you think they can't get any dumber...

 

[Squarebear]

I profess to have little understanding (and even less interest) in the machinations of Welsh regional rugby. My interest only extends as far as what becomes of both Saint Helens and Rodney Parade.

Presumably the worst case scenario for Saint Helens is it continuing to host Swansea, and that the plans for redevelopment are scrubbed or at the very least scaled back.

The future for Rodney Parade seems altogether darker. Newport don't play there, so if Dragons go to the wall then the owners will want to cash in on the value of the land. That leaves Newport County's ground arrangements in a degree of jeopardy.

Perhaps this will turn out to be a simple case of the WRFU sabre-rattling in order to press the two western regions to sign the latest financial agreement. Let's see.