To say things have been turbulent in Welsh rugby of late would be putting it mildly, even compared to usual standards.
The national side endured a disaster of a Six Nations campaign, losing a home game against Italy for the first time ever, and generally failed to capture the imagination of the nation with a meek defence of their title.
On a wider scale, the four professional sides have been whacked all over South Africa as they have taken on extremely testing assignments shorn of their Test match stars. Off the field, the WRU are being panned from pillar to post with criticism exacerbated by the recent successes of the Welsh national football team.
