Former Wales captain Paul Thorburn has called upon Welsh rugby to rip up the professional structure in this country and start again in a stunning attack on the regions.
Following Wales' surprise defeat to Italy on Saturday, the former full-back has come out to place most of the blame for Welsh rugby's struggles at the door of the four professional clubs, saying some of their decision-making over the years "beggars belief". He also pointed to the Irish model of four teams being owned by the union as the way forward for rugby in this country.
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales a day after former WRU chairman Gareth Davies called for the WRU's constitution to be ripped up, Thorburn aimed much of the responsibility at the professional teams, saying: "I think there's a lot of truth to what Gareth is saying in relation to the structure.
