What happens next in Welsh rugby's civil war as significant factor in background emerges

Welsh rugby is in the grip of a political civil war of a ferocity not seen since the turbulent days when Roger Lewis went to battle with the four professional regions more than a decade ago.The Welsh Rugby Union’s plan to reduce the country’s professional clubs from four to three was always likely to provoke a backlash.What has inflamed the dispute, however, is not simply the proposal itself but the manner in which it has been pursued and the paucity of evidence offered to justify such a fundamental restructuring of the professional game.JOIN OUR WALES RUGBY FACEBOOK PAGE Latest news, analysis and much more‌This week, the highly respected Hayley Parsons, founder of GoCompare, called for the entire WRU board to resign en masse.She was followed by a succession of prominent former internation