Welsh rugby in trouble

Wales coach Steve Hansen has insisted that Welsh rugby will be a 'joke and a laughing stock' unless drastic change is made to the domestic structure, as the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) keenly await the clubs' blueprint for the way ahead.

With clubs having roundly rejected new WRU CEO David Moffett's provincial plan, the ball has now been put back in the clubs' court, with a deadline of late this week being set for them to now come up with their own ideas. Hansen however believes that if the status quo remains, Welsh rugby will be consigned to ridicule from other countries.