The Welsh Rugby Union have been universally criticised on social media following Sunday’s statement about the Ospreys and Scarlets not signing the new Professional Rugby Agreement by the deadline that was set.
Ex-Wales back row Dan Lydiate has played his final pro rugby match after injury denied him a final appearance next weekend before his scheduled retirement.
Stuart Barnes has floated a radical Anglo-Welsh Premiership idea to revive the financial stricken regions in Wales that would involve demoting three current English top-flight teams to the Championship.