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Steffan Thomas

The Ieuan Evans and Nigel Walker interview: 'I applaud clubs for voting me out of a job'

This was an historic day for the Welsh Rugby Union with 97.2% of clubs present at an extraordinary general meeting in Port Talbot voting to radically change the governance of the game in Wales.

If the special resolution to change the articles of association had not passed there would likely have been significant reputational and financial damage, with major sponsors threatening to pull out if radical reform did not come to pass.

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. You can read the full story here.

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