The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has announced it will move away from a model of four evenly funded clubs after Ospreys and Scarlets did not sign up to its new Professional Rugby Agreement.
The agreement (PRA25) had been signed by Dragons and Cardiff, who were last month taken over by the WRU having served formal notification that they intended to enter administration.
Last week Ospreys and Scarlets said they had asked the WRU for assurances that the takeover “will not disproportionally benefit Cardiff and disadvantage the independent clubs”, adding: “Until we have greater clarity, we are currently unable to sign the PRA25.”
On Sunday, the WRU released a statement saying that with those clubs not signing by the deadline set, it…