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Premiership expansion confirmed

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The Rugby Paper Team
4 September 2022

THE Welsh Premiership will be expanded to 14 teams for 2023-24 with no relegation in 2022-23.
Two teams will be promoted from the Championship.
The WRU decision came after a reduction to 10 teams was mooted.
WRU performance director Geraint John had already confirmed the Premiership season would conclude with play-offs for the top four.
Reigning champions Cardiff kicked off win a win against Pontypridd for yesterday.
The Premiership’s last full season was 2018-19, with the two subsequent campaigns scrapped due to Covid-19 before a reduced 11- game league season in 2021-22. ...

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