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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 366816" data-attributes="member: 20116"><p>Sorry for the delay.</p><p> </p><p>Logistics and mountains. A good point - a very good one indeed for Welsh rugby but I am not so convinced for the Magners League. Trips from Newport to Galway, Swansea to Treviso or Llanelli to Glasgow are certainly a lot further. Correct me if I am wrong, but surely there are no direct flights on any of these routes. The Dragons would surely use Cardiff or London to get to their matches in Ireland or Italy. This is my point of view as to why a team based in Wrexham should be the WRU´s target. Getting from Wrexham to Manchester to fly for away matches is a simple task. </p><p> </p><p>Newport to Swansea is a little over an hour. Obviously derby matches vs Dragons - Blues - Ospreys - Scarlets would not exactly be derby´s but then again nor is Munster vs Ulster which is four hours by road compared to Wrexham - Newport (via England) which is three hours by road - faster than Wrexham to Llanelli despite the Scarlets including Llanelli and Wrexham. yet, Munster vs Ulster is a big deal and is considered by everybody to be a derby. </p><p> </p><p>So, really if an additional Welsh team is to get the push then I see no reason to give it to Bridgend, Pontypridd, Barry or another Southern region. Its like giving West Sydney a Super Rugby team instead of Melbourne. Almost identical infact but it´s a no brainer that Melbourne had to get a team.</p><p> </p><p>The WRU should look at another side. Helping rugby in the north is helping Welsh rugby. Its going to take soem time but surely this decade (2011-2020) could see another side. Italy will have another side or two overtime, assming the ML want more sides. Wrexham has a stadium that at the time of the transition in Wales was larger than those used by all other sides except Cardiff. Today it is still larger than the Scarlets´ and Dragons´ venues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 366816, member: 20116"] Sorry for the delay. Logistics and mountains. A good point - a very good one indeed for Welsh rugby but I am not so convinced for the Magners League. Trips from Newport to Galway, Swansea to Treviso or Llanelli to Glasgow are certainly a lot further. Correct me if I am wrong, but surely there are no direct flights on any of these routes. The Dragons would surely use Cardiff or London to get to their matches in Ireland or Italy. This is my point of view as to why a team based in Wrexham should be the WRU´s target. Getting from Wrexham to Manchester to fly for away matches is a simple task. Newport to Swansea is a little over an hour. Obviously derby matches vs Dragons - Blues - Ospreys - Scarlets would not exactly be derby´s but then again nor is Munster vs Ulster which is four hours by road compared to Wrexham - Newport (via England) which is three hours by road - faster than Wrexham to Llanelli despite the Scarlets including Llanelli and Wrexham. yet, Munster vs Ulster is a big deal and is considered by everybody to be a derby. So, really if an additional Welsh team is to get the push then I see no reason to give it to Bridgend, Pontypridd, Barry or another Southern region. Its like giving West Sydney a Super Rugby team instead of Melbourne. Almost identical infact but it´s a no brainer that Melbourne had to get a team. The WRU should look at another side. Helping rugby in the north is helping Welsh rugby. Its going to take soem time but surely this decade (2011-2020) could see another side. Italy will have another side or two overtime, assming the ML want more sides. Wrexham has a stadium that at the time of the transition in Wales was larger than those used by all other sides except Cardiff. Today it is still larger than the Scarlets´ and Dragons´ venues. [/QUOTE]
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