WRU Receives Club-Backed EGM Requisition, Setting Up No-Confidence Vote
Community clubs triggered the process to challenge union leadership following backlash to restructuring plans.
Overview
- Central Glamorgan says it has secured the roughly 10% club support required and has submitted the formal requisition for an Extraordinary General Meeting.
- The WRU confirms receipt and must verify compliance, give notice within 21 days, then hold the EGM within 28 days, placing the meeting likely after the Six Nations.
- Agenda items include a no-confidence vote in WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood and PRB chair Malcolm Wall, board elections within 14 days, and changes to council election rules.
- The requisition also recommends pausing the professional restructure, conducting a full financial and organizational review, forming a rugby steering group, creating a national academy, and capping director pay.
- Opposition stems from plans to cut men’s pro teams from four to three and Y11’s interest in buying Cardiff, with Swansea Council seeking a High Court injunction as the WRU reiterates its commitment to its October 2025 plan.