Cardiff Set for Administration

aled davies or bevan at 9 be handy. winnet basham/botham and teddy williams 

It'll be the players that have deals beyond next season that'll be the most twitchy because no-one knows what'll happen if they can't find a buyer.

John wrote: Cardiff Rugby and Cardiff RFC are different entities, connected only by geography and the SRC rules. Which they have already been in bother over this year. The RFC had included (or been given access to) insufficient numbers of regional players to satisfy the SRC rules so suddenly had to play 9 regional academy players in one game. They duly got thrashed. As to the late application, the original intention in Octber 2023 of Cardiff rfc, Ponty and Merthyr was to not apply. But I think, when sale of the regional was scrutinised by the WRU, they demanded that there was at least one SRC side in the Cardiff region. So the rfc had to join the SRC.

Cardiff Rugby and Cardiff RFC are the first and second team of the same club. 

skyblue wrote: What is your suggestion?

Nobody agrees with my suggestion so it's no doubt rubbish. I'd go for the Argentina model.

-We'd have the national academy back that nurtures the top 15 or so players. And 3 or 4 pathways like we do currently.
-But our top players would probably play outside Wales. In France or England.
-We'd have a Welsh semi pro league in Wales. Top 10 or so clubs (Llanelli, Ponty, Bridgend, Swansea etc).
So we'd no longer have pro rugby at a domestic level in Wales. But we'd have our clubs back. Our national team would be average, but we still produce quality players, like Argentina do. We'd still be in the 6 nations as WRU are shareholders.
-I guess this would be BBC / S4C broadcast. But away trips every other weekend.

We can't afford professional rugby in Wales. We don't have the resources for the required amount of clubs, and a 2 team model would be a disaster. We are a tier 2 nation and we are acting like a tier 1 nation.

skyblue wrote: KID A Actually I think you have some good points and several suggestions I agree with. The only one I would find deeply saddening, is if it came to pass that we could no longer afford any professional teams in Wales

He’s so good with figures, it makes it easy to see the downside. Add to that the past record of the WRU and it’s easy to be pessimistic. 

Their coach?

Yes, for Cardiff Rugby players, administration can be considered a breach of contract, potentially making them free agents. The WRU (Welsh Rugby Union) has taken control of Cardiff Rugby after the club entered administration, a process where the club's legal entity was temporarily placed into administration by its directors. This has led to concerns that players may be able to leave the club for free, as administration is often seen as a breach of contract, according to the WRU CEO Abi Tierney. 

The 2nd season of downturn abi is really is an even bigger black comedy than the first...whatever next ? Have the wru doubled their debts with tesla shares ? Could they reverse cardiffs fortunes by turning the arms park into a vip ncp car park? Surely it's time for a regional tariff trade war  the list of potential disasters is endless....maybe bring back the ghost of dai moffett for the season finale