Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett has called for the regions to be scrapped 20 years after he himself came up with the concept and branded rugby in Wales a "laughing stock" in a scathing assessment of the state of the sport in this country.
Moffett's brutal appraisal of the failings of his regional rugby plan comes amid a proposal to scrap one of Wales' four professional teams. Last week saw the emergence of the 'Umbers Report', which was commissioned for the Professional Rugby Board to assess the 'strategic options' available to the game's administrators in Wales. The PRB meet on Wednesday to discuss its findings.
The game here is at yet another crossroads following another season of unsatisfactory results on the field. And Moffett has a radical plan to remedy Welsh rugby's ills.
