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URC look at option of an English club joining
South Wales Evening Post
|November 14, 2025
THE Welsh Rugby Union’s plan to cut the number of professional teams from four to three could depend on surprise talks to bring an English Championship club into the United Rugby Championship.
We have learned that the URC has held exploratory talks with English Championship outfit Ealing Trailfinders, while Worcester Warriors could also be an option.
The WRU wants to cut down to three professional teams but would need the URC’s approval to do so. Without it, they could incur a fine - with the competition keen to retain an even number of teams.
It is no secret the URC were exploring the option of bringing a US-based side into the competition for big money but the South African Rugby Union, who are now full shareholders in the competition, blocked that particular idea.
This story is from the November 14, 2025 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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