Naturally, when the proposal for a region to be cut came out this week as part of the Oakwell report, little else made headlines beyond it.
That’s unsurprising, given the drastic nature of losing one of the four professional sides and the consequences that would have for hard-working people involved. You’d hardly notice where the cues were in the Billiard Room if you’d just walked in to see Colonel Mustard with a dagger in his back.
Of course, it’s just the most drastic proposal put forward in a report commissioned for the Professional Rugby Board - all of which will be discussed when they meet with the Welsh Rugby Union this month. However, while culling one quarter of Wales' professional sides may get pushed back against by the PRB, the onus will still be on them to come up with some strategy to present to the WRU board which improves matters in a season when Welsh rugby has continually redefined its nadir.
