Overview
- Richard Collier-Keywood told the Senedd the WRU has no alternative strategy for professional rugby if his restructuring plan is rejected.
- The board must hold an Extraordinary General Meeting by 12 April, with a potential vote of no confidence expected to be timetabled soon.
- The WRU is pursuing a reduction from four regions to three, with a separate and not-yet-completed process promised to award the single west licence.
- Collier-Keywood said Y11 owning the Ospreys and seeking to buy Cardiff does not predetermine the Ospreys’ fate, as potential CMA scrutiny and a possible High Court challenge from Swansea Council hang over the proposed Cardiff deal.
- Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick urged the WRU leadership to step aside and pressed for government involvement to protect regional rugby, and CEO Abi Tierney said online abuse has left her feeling unsafe.