Proposals have been put forward for a radical reform of the governance of the WRU amid repeated calls for changes to the way rugby is run in Wales.
There have been growing demands for a separation of the professional and community games in terms of administration and control. At present, the amateur clubs have the effective final say over all areas of the sport through holding the majority on the full WRU board and the Community Game Board, via their elected district and national representatives.
That has been illustrated just recently by the CGB rejecting a plan from the WRU executive, headed up by Performance Director Nigel Walker, to reduce the Premiership to 10 clubs in order to raise standards and create a finishing school for regional youngsters. Instead, the CGB have decided the semi-pro league will actually be increased to 14 teams from 2023-24.
