Anglo-Welsh league ‘depends on money’

By PAUL REES

Premiership coaches have given their backing to Warren Gatland’s call for an Anglo-Welsh league – as long as the finances add up.
Wales head coach Gatland said last month he would like to see the Gallagher Premiership clubs and the four Welsh regions combine forces and renew a rivalry that was a big feature of the game until the RFU introduced leagues in 1987.

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The Welsh regions are struggling financially with their budgets for next season cut at a time when they are having to repay a Covid loan. It has led to an exodus of pl...

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