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Matthew Southcombe

What happened with the Scarlets-Ospreys merger last time, the shock and fury, why it failed and why it's being proposed again

A report into the viability of regional rugby has led to fresh talk of storyline that is extremely familiar.

Just over three years ago, Welsh rugby was thrust into its latest round of chaos when it emerged that the Ospreys were on the verge of merging with the Scarlets, and such a proposal is being kicked around again after the leaking of a report from consultants Oakwell Sports Advisory into the financial health of Welsh rugby.

One of the proposals in the report is to slim down the number of regions in Wales from four to three.

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