Three Teams, No Turning Back: Abi Tierney After the EGM
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4.6 • 961 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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In the wake of a tense and at times fractious Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Extraordinary General Meeting at Principality Stadium, Chief Executive Abi Tierney sits down to address the biggest questions facing Welsh rugby. With controversial plans to reduce the professional game from four teams to three still unresolved, and no clear agreement yet with Cardiff Rugby, Ospreys, Scarlets and Dragons, Tierney explains why the WRU believes change cannot wait.
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| 0:49.3 | Four hours ago, the WIU Extraordinary General Meeting began. It lasted three hours, ten minutes. We've just |
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| 1:12.6 | No, not in its form that it was intended. |
| 1:16.4 | Originally, it was intended. |
| 1:18.4 | It was called by 40 or 50 clubs, Central Morgan Rugby Union, the district behind it, really. |
| 1:24.6 | And they had three motions put forward. |
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