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Matthew Southcombe

Can a Welsh rugby region actually just be axed? The rules and legal action that would engulf the game

Like most things in life, saying a professional rugby team should be scrapped is the easy bit. Actually doing it? Not so much.

This week saw the emergence of the 'Umbers Report', which was commissioned by the Professional Rugby Board to assess the 'strategic options' available to the game's administrators in Wales. The game here is at yet another crossroads following another season of unsatisfactory results on the field.

The regions failed to fire in Europe and missed out on the URC play-offs. One of them - the Ospreys and Scarlets are scrapping it out - will make the Champions Cup next season by virtue of being the top Welsh side. But it is only that which can be salvaged from the wreckage.

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