Wru Considers Cutting Up To Two Regional Teams

The Welsh Rugby Union is considering halving nan number of regions successful Wales arsenic portion of a caller home building by nan 2027-28 season.

The governing assemblage says it is entering a general consultation pinch nan Professional Rugby Board (PRB) and could trim nan number of regions to 3 aliases moreover two.

In a statement, nan WRU said nan existent strategy is failing and is unsustainable, having already confirmed it does not intend to proceed arsenic backing 4 master teams successful nan men's game.

The shake-up comes aft nan men's broadside suffered its worst play pinch 9 defeats successful 10 games that drew a full losing series of 18 matches, a series that only ended past play pinch a 31-22 triumph successful nan 2nd Test against Japan.

The WRU wants nan strategy to beryllium completed by October.

More to follow.