Despite the recession, it seems Welsh rugby is doing alright.
The WRU must invest – and end the uncertainty surrounding the regional game – if the game is to continue to thrive at all levels
The WRU, which hopes to be debt free by 2021, today announced it would be investing £3.5m in rugby across Wales, including funding facilities for schools, grassroots clubs – up to £50,000 for each club – and the upkeep of the Millennium Stadium.
WRU Group Chief Executive Roger Lewis said today:
Working together for the benefit of all of Welsh rugby has to be the answer.
Quite. But money needs also to be set aside for the regional game, which has suffered through dwindling crowds and an exodus of top players to better-paid leagues.
Read more about the windfall at the blog run by An Early Bath‘s friend Trolley Boy.
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