“The announcement on regional rugby funding from the Welsh Rugby Union over the weekend, with little consultation or detail as to what is to follow next, has generated nothing but chaos and uncertainty.
Leaked the night before, but with only one minute’s notice to the regions affected before the WRU issued their official statement on Sunday, the manner in which it was made was shockingly poor. It has left both the Scarlets and the Ospreys, in particular, to pick up the pieces and move forward in the most positive way that they can.
I attended a grassroots rugby event at Parc Y Scarlets yesterday and met with Jon Daniels, Scarlets Managing Director, to pledge my support as they fight to ensure top level rugby still has a secure home here in Llanelli and West Wales. The WRU now need, as a matter of urgency, to work constructively with all four regions to deliver an agreement that safeguards professional rugby here in Wales in a way that works for all parts of Wales.
Both on and off the field, the Scarlets have a huge role to play in the future of Welsh rugby with its history, tradition and rich resource of players, coaches and supporters and its position as a gateway into the game for West Wales. We are justifiably proud in Llanelli of our rugby heritage and of the role that the Scarlets can play in helping Welsh rugby recover its position on the European and World stage.
Our town and region can and should be an important part of any solution.”
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