Super Rygbi Cymru 'integral' To Radical Wru Plans

The Welsh Rugby Union has vowed to adjacent nan spread from Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) to nan elite level, sloppy of what happens pinch its extremist connection to trim 2 master sides.

SRC is nan apical level of Wales-only competition, featuring 10 semi-professional nine sides and was antecedently known arsenic nan Welsh Premiership.

The governing assemblage officially commencement a six-week consultation process connected Monday after unveiling its scheme to move astir nan fortunes of nan game.

The WRU's 'optimal system' would spot nan number of men's master sides competing successful Europe and nan United Rugby Championship (URC) halved from nan existent 4 – Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys, Scarlets – to two.

Its archive stated that specified a script "would merchandise important investment" successful nan SRC, though it provides nary item connected that statement.

The net headdress for playing unit successful SRC, which gets nether measurement connected 12 September, has gone up to £160,000 aft being £150,000 past season.

"At nan infinitesimal we don't cognize what 'significant investment' could beryllium but 1 point that we are committed to is moving pinch nan 10 clubs individually and collectively to get their feedback, thoughts and ideas arsenic portion of nan consultation process," said WRU caput of subordinate improvement John Alder.

"Whatever nan early looks like, SRC has an integral domiciled to play and we person to fig retired really we tin support driving standards up.

"It will beryllium an absorbing six weeks and we will conscionable person to hold to observe what comes from nan conversations astatine each levels.

"We will guarantee that nan 10 SRC clubs are heard and they are portion of nan process because we are committed to continually improving nan competition."

The SRC clubs are owed to meet connected 9 September and will talk their attack to nan WRU proposals, which could spot a alteration to their relationships pinch location academies.

"No nine will ever move their chemoreceptor up astatine important finance but we request to spot what that means, and so if it's moreover there," said Jon Jones, president of Ebbw Vale and typical for nan SRC clubs.

"We request a clearer image of what nan plans are and to get immoderate detail, but we person a really bully narration pinch nan Union and I americium judge we will person those discussions."

The apical level of nan home crippled turned from nan Premiership to SRC past play pinch Newport winning nan title.

"We couldn't person asked for a amended first play but we will look to support pushing nan dial connected things," said Alder.

"There is an ambition to move nan semi-pro crippled person to nan pro crippled and it was a bully commencement successful position of style and intensity.

"There will beryllium differences, and things for illustration beingness conditioning will ever beryllium tricky successful a semi-pro environment, but we are wished to guarantee location is simply a thriving, elite home level for young and up and coming players.

"We want to thief their improvement truthful they tin drawback URC chances pinch some hands erstwhile they come, but we besides want to link pinch really passionate communities successful Wales pinch beardown practice clubs."

Newport footwear disconnected nan play erstwhile they big Llandovery connected Friday, 12 September.