A sit down with WRU Director of Rugby Dave Reddin

Scrum V

BBC

Sports, Rugby

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Scrum V head to the Principality Stadium for a chat with Welsh Rugby Union Director of Rugby Dave Reddin who says "everything is still on the table" as the governing body considers radical changes to Welsh professional rugby.

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0:38.3	As you regular listeners will be aware, big weekend for Lauren Jenkins.
0:43.4	So she is in full pre-match prep mode.
0:46.5	She's unavailable today.
0:48.1	But an Able deputy is here, Gareth.
0:50.8	Able deputy is a very strong term, I think, Gareth, but thank you for the introduction.
0:56.4	It's Garfiths, Scrum 5 rugby writer, and we are here again for the endth time in history
1:03.9	at the bowels of the Principality Stadium about to speak to a very important person when,
1:09.9	well, he will be, he is very important, but I think
1:12.0	you're a very, very important piece of person when it comes to whilst rugby and the forthcoming
1:16.7	month, well, decade, I guess. Yes, Dave Redden, the new director of rugby and the head of elite
1:22.7	performance. He's only actually been formally in the job full time for a month.
1:28.9	He's been your part time for three months.
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