6 h. ago Wales coach Steve Tandy left trapped in middle of toxic Ospreys and Cardiff saga

Doubt over regions is fast escalating into a civil warSix Nations squad announcement overshadowedThe prevailing mood in Welsh rugby has frequently been dark but rarely this bible black. Once upon a time a Six Nations squad announcement would have topped the agenda across the country; on Tuesday it felt like a semicolon in a much bigger narrative. Even Wales have never selected seven players whose club is in imminent danger of being axed by their own union.The bare facts of the situation are increasingly stark for all involved. The existing owners of Ospreys, Wales’s most successful region of the past two decades, have just been controversially nominated as the preferred bidders for Cardiff, potentially clearing the way to reduce the number of Welsh professional sides from four to three. The internecine politics have become so increasingly toxic that Steve Tandy, the national head coach, had to plead for rugby-related questions at his lunchtime squad announcement. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Jiffy speaks out as Welsh rugby fans 'incandescent with rage'

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3 d. ago Welsh coach 'devastated' by tragic death of Wales rugby international

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3 d. ago Welsh star comes home to join amateur side weeks after English Prem stint

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5 d. ago URC twist as governing body 'ready to block' teams replacing Welsh side

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6 d. ago URC in talks to replace Welsh region with English team as WRU get permission to cut

A significant hurdle in going down to three sides could soon be removed for the WRU

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7 d. ago Welsh rugby club quits league with immediate effect and drops down five divisions

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