The Welsh Rugby Union’s decision to reduce Wales’ four professional regions to three was always destined to provoke controversy. Such a move, by its very nature, was never going to satisfy everyone.
Yet it is the process behind that decision, rather than the decision itself, that has generated the fiercest criticism.
A glance at social media reveals a growing sense of frustration among supporters, many of whom are struggling to understand how the WRU arrived at its conclusion that the three long-term professional licences should be based in east, central and west Wales.
The WRU have decided they want to reduce the number of teams from 4 to 3 in order to be more effective.
They have decided they want these in the east, centre and west, based on potentially attracting the most supporters from the largest population centres.
But to nominate two and make two compete for survival goes against the general rules of fairness on the face of it, and Swansea Council have taken legal action, claiming the decision by the Union is unlawful.
The WRU’s critics would argue there has been a lack of transparency and openness throughout this process, hence the current mess. The outcome is Cardiff being granted first refusal on the central licence, while the Dragons have been afforded the same status in the east.
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