@DullardDoodles@theliamnissan What old world charm are you referring to? European countries old world fascism, its ruling absolute monarchies, the imperialism and colonialism, or the centuries long religious wars with neighbours? Lots of ‘charm’ most Americans reject but your cock womble president admires.
@JackoRugby@BertZZ_ Might be born in Wales but if they represent another country then they also take on that nationality otherwise they are just hired guns. Given the state of Welsh rugby I wouldn’t blame any player picking another nation to play for if the opportunity arises.
@davidjusteat@LWaunfawr@WalesRugby@Steffan_Thomas1 And then what? Whilst the board plans are incredibly divisive and in some parts nonsensical I’ve not heard of any other workable solutions offered. Is there anyone with a better plan?
@CiaranBurkeSoc@thepaulwilliams By far the weakest side and if performance was the only criteria they’d be cut. I’d rather see 2 fully funded and 2 development rather than cut 1 at least that allows potential growth. Cutting to 3 will fix a few things for a short while but eventually they’ll need to cut to 2.
@CiaranBurkeSoc@thepaulwilliams Economically Gwent is a stronger area and makes more commercial sense than Llanelli. Christ knows why they think cutting Swansea out would make economic sense.
@implausibleblog@johnmcdonnellMP@UKLabour Self inflicted. She’s in jail for her own actions and starving herself as a temper tantrum. Nothing to do with the government no matter how poor they are.
@WelshRugbyUnity@TheVietGwent That’s a mental take. Your idea of representation is everyone in the catchment area of the Dragons identifying with strip colours, ground name and name of the team. For starters Caerphilly isn’t in Gwent so how would a team called Gwent represent Caerphilly?
@MrJonathanCarr@LWaunfawr It’s not a magic bullet but an Anglo Welsh with 2 Welsh teams from its 2 biggest cities would take it down the right path to improving the sport in Wales. Until that happens I can’t see it getting better or even surviving as a spectator driven sport.
@LWaunfawr@MrJonathanCarr No probs, my misinterpretation of the post. But saying that my view is that Cardiff and Swansea should be the site of 2 pro clubs given the populations of the cities, Swansea losing out to a mid size Welsh town shouldn’t even come into it.
@MrJonathanCarr@LWaunfawr Population of Cardiff is approx 380k, population of Llanelli is 42k if you include the surrounding areas, otherwise it’s 25k. Throw into that transport differences between Cardiff and Llanelli and it’s like comparing Cardiff to Manchester and expecting Cardiff to be on par.
@henrywinter Infantino needs removing. UEFA teams uniting and withdrawing from this tournament might enable that. Might also give Trump a bloody nose given his attitude towards Europe. Undoubtedly that would be a political move but then Infantino has opened that door already.
@gwladrugby2025 Out of context smile is making more headlines than an 11 try defeat. Welsh rugby definitely got its priorities in the right order again.
@andyhowellsport@WelshRugbyUnion 2 pro clubs, Cardiff and Swansea. If the sport turns around in Wales and generates enough money and talent to justify another team then a 3rd is up for grabs if the location meets the criteria. Anything else is likely to fail.
@JeffAce3@JNPhillips4 Not just the WRU, the Welsh public will need to accept the changes required to keep the game alive in Wales but I don’t think they are willing to do this.