Welsh rugby clubs' decision to vote through radical proposals to allow Welsh Rugby Union governance reform was greeted with rapturous applause at a historic EGM on Sunday.
A huge majority of 97.22% voted to approve the WRU's proposals to increase the number of skilled independent people on their board and slash the number of elected members from clubs. An independent chair and a desire for at least five of the 12 WRU board members to be women were also part of the proposals, which have been approved.
In total, 252 club voted with 79 proxy votes, while 30 clubs were not present having declined to vote or had put their proxy form in after the deadline had passed.
