Written question WQ100306
- Asked by
- Steven RodawayReform
- To be answered by
- Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the wider economic and community impact of the WRU's decision to move from four to three regions in professional rugby on the communities who will lose a professional club, and will the Cabinet Minister publish any such assessment before the WRU make their decision on the final region?
Answer
Answered by Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport (Heledd Fychan)
Decisions on the structure of professional rugby are a matter for the WRU as an independent organisation. Therefore, the Welsh Government has not undertaken an assessment of the impact of any decision by the WRU to move from four to three professional regions.
However, in my recent meeting with the WRU, I stressed the importance of considering the wider implications for clubs, supporters and communities.