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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 614981" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Not a fan of this happening.</p><p></p><p>1. Whilst there is reportedly a deal lasting 5 years between the regions and the PRL, what happens after that is anyone's guess. What if the Welsh regions aren't needed any more, and are jettisoned? After all, the Welsh regions will likely have no control of the league in which they are playing, and for me that's very risky.</p><p></p><p>2. What happens to the Irish, Scottish and Italian sides? Whilst the Welsh regions may well be better off, with more money coming in from a strong league, to just leave our brethren in the lurch is pure selfishness, and one which will damage European rugby as a whole.</p><p></p><p>Now if this proposal was for a merger of the Premiership and Pro12, with all teams participating (or most at the least), I'd be all for it. Whilst it would somewhat devalue the EuroCup if/when it returns, it would still probably be worth it.</p><p></p><p>Edit. <a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-regions-offered-4m-each-6451690" target="_blank">Reports</a> coming in that each Welsh region have been offered £4m to join the Premiership. That would be an extra £12.5m into Welsh rugby (£16m minus the £3.5m they receive from the current tv deal of the Pro12). However, it's important to remember that any HC money will also be missing, so that figure could come down drastically.</p><p></p><p>It would be interesting to see what the WRU would do with the £6.6m they currently give to the regions. They would have to negotiate some sort of release with the regions or the PRL, but there'd surely be money left over. Setting up new regions as they have threatened could be an option, although who would play for them is unclear. Alternatively they could pump money into the Principality Prem to better underpin the regions. Or they could continue to fund the regions, making sure they are as competitive as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 614981, member: 13739"] Not a fan of this happening. 1. Whilst there is reportedly a deal lasting 5 years between the regions and the PRL, what happens after that is anyone's guess. What if the Welsh regions aren't needed any more, and are jettisoned? After all, the Welsh regions will likely have no control of the league in which they are playing, and for me that's very risky. 2. What happens to the Irish, Scottish and Italian sides? Whilst the Welsh regions may well be better off, with more money coming in from a strong league, to just leave our brethren in the lurch is pure selfishness, and one which will damage European rugby as a whole. Now if this proposal was for a merger of the Premiership and Pro12, with all teams participating (or most at the least), I'd be all for it. Whilst it would somewhat devalue the EuroCup if/when it returns, it would still probably be worth it. Edit. [URL="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-regions-offered-4m-each-6451690"]Reports[/URL] coming in that each Welsh region have been offered £4m to join the Premiership. That would be an extra £12.5m into Welsh rugby (£16m minus the £3.5m they receive from the current tv deal of the Pro12). However, it's important to remember that any HC money will also be missing, so that figure could come down drastically. It would be interesting to see what the WRU would do with the £6.6m they currently give to the regions. They would have to negotiate some sort of release with the regions or the PRL, but there'd surely be money left over. Setting up new regions as they have threatened could be an option, although who would play for them is unclear. Alternatively they could pump money into the Principality Prem to better underpin the regions. Or they could continue to fund the regions, making sure they are as competitive as possible. [/QUOTE]
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