A WRU announcement on the status quo should have allowed the waters to calm a little on the often seething cauldron of Welsh rugby.
There is the prospect the game in Wales could be facing uncertainty as the WRU work out how to drop a side.
Scarlets and Ospreys are also on current different funding deals to Cardiff and Dragons, with the two running out at different times.
There could be legal challenges to those facing a cut in funding.
So there is the prospect the game in Wales could be facing uncertainty as the WRU work out how to drop a side.
The WRU’s current URC contractual commitments are believed to be the end of the 2027-2028 season, are completed and as a stakeholder in the league – along with the four other national governing bodies – it can renegotiate terms and conditions.
Surveys have shown a majority of Welsh rugby fans would like the WRU to approach the English clubs to see if there could be an Anglo-Welsh league.
Reddin had stated that option is currently not on the table and the WRU remains committed to the URC.
So while the present now has greater clarity, the longer-term future of Welsh rugby will still remain uncertain.
