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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 981355" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Is there enough east of cardiff to compete with those other 2 though? It's essentially what we have now in the Dragons, and it feels like the population isn't quite there to support them. Geographically as well, Cardiff and Newport are within touching distance so imo it makes sense for Cardiff to host the east region.</p><p></p><p>I know Newport would be bummed to lose their region, but if the boundaries were re-drawn then sentiment and greed need to be left at the roadside this time. Would the Dragons supporters embrace a Cardiff based region? I don't know, but plenty of them will work in Cardiff anyway, and the capital city simply has to have a side ideally playing in a redeveloped CAP in the heart of the city.</p><p></p><p>Llanelli probably deserves to retain its host status due to the rugby culture there + the purpose built Parc y Scarlets. I don't think west Wales has enough population without Swanea though, not if the region wants to push forward again.</p><p></p><p>Finally is there enough population in the valleys and wider area if a new region with a purpose built stadium in say Ponty or Merther were created? It would certainly re-integrate a rugby hotbed that has felt abandoned since the demise of the Warriors, however there's no point doing so if the support isn't there though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 981355, member: 13739"] Is there enough east of cardiff to compete with those other 2 though? It's essentially what we have now in the Dragons, and it feels like the population isn't quite there to support them. Geographically as well, Cardiff and Newport are within touching distance so imo it makes sense for Cardiff to host the east region. I know Newport would be bummed to lose their region, but if the boundaries were re-drawn then sentiment and greed need to be left at the roadside this time. Would the Dragons supporters embrace a Cardiff based region? I don't know, but plenty of them will work in Cardiff anyway, and the capital city simply has to have a side ideally playing in a redeveloped CAP in the heart of the city. Llanelli probably deserves to retain its host status due to the rugby culture there + the purpose built Parc y Scarlets. I don't think west Wales has enough population without Swanea though, not if the region wants to push forward again. Finally is there enough population in the valleys and wider area if a new region with a purpose built stadium in say Ponty or Merther were created? It would certainly re-integrate a rugby hotbed that has felt abandoned since the demise of the Warriors, however there's no point doing so if the support isn't there though. [/QUOTE]
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