A Welsh rugby shake-up, a derby stalemate, a win for Cardiff but another Scarlets defeat

Scrum V

BBC

Sports, Rugby

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Lauren Salter is joined by ex-Wales wing Alex Cuthbert, former Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt and rugby journalist Alex Bywater to discuss the fallout from the Welsh Rugby Union's decision to cut one professional team by 2027. The team also reflect on the weekend's United Rugby Championship results. Dragons missed out on the opportunity to win their first league game in over a year after they were held by the Ospreys, Cardiff maintained their great start with a win against Edinburgh but Scarlets remain bottom after another defeat in South Africa.

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0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
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0:45.3	because they're coming at you thick and fast at the moment. No Garret Reesow in this week. He's on half term.
0:51.4	So Ashton Hewitt, Alex Cuthbert, and another. Daily Mail rugby union correspondent Alex Bywater joins us. Is that your correct title? Rugby journalist technically.
1:01.0	Alex, Alex, can I call you Cuthy for this week only? Good. I can't believe Garrett's not here either.
1:07.0	Yeah, I mean, what do you have? About five weeks off half him. But to be fair, he was here for the big announcement,
1:13.2	which dropped on Friday.
1:15.3	Gareth usually starts the podcast with a highlight of the week.
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