Following a 22-19 victory for Cardiff over Dragons in the United Rugby Championship (URC), here’s our five takeaways from Friday’s Boxing Day game at Arms Park.
Our match reports from Friday night's Round Six URC action as Ulster and Leinster clinched deserved victories over Benetton and the Dragons respectively.
There were fears when the extensive consultation and engagement programme was announced that it would result in the WRU bluntly going from four to just two regions.
Dragons RFC released a statement stating that the WRU must "rethink" their initial proposals after a tense formal consultation meeting on Tuesday surrounding the future of professional rugby in Wales.
The Bulls and Munster have secured the most picks – three each – on a 2024/25 United Rugby Championship Elite XV consisting of players from nine clubs.
Former Welsh international Jonathan Davies has called out the Welsh Rugby Union, claiming that the governing body has shown their professional players a lack of respect or support.
