The bombshell news that the Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to cut the number of regional teams from four to three in Wales has prompted a passionate response from fans.
The proposals will likely see the previously binned plan for a Scarlets-Ospreys merger put forward again as one option, with the scrapping of WRU-owned Dragons or the Ospreys as others. The Union has spent around £25,000 commissioning a report by Oakwell Sports Advisory, known as the Umbers report, with recommendations suggesting losing a team from the start of the 2023-24 season is the way to make professional rugby in Wales financially viable and successful. Read the full story here.
After the late-night revelation, fans have been having their say in droves, offering their suggestions and weighing in on which region, if any, should go, and other big issues at play, like the standard of the United Rugby Championship and the potential impact on Wayne Pivac's Wales team. More than one also pointed to the fact the WRU had invested in a hotel in Cardiff city centre in recent times.
