Dragons bosses walk out of WRU meeting

THE Welsh Rugby Union's relationship with its four professional teams is at breaking point after Dragons representatives walked out of a meeting with the governing body.

- STEFFAN THOMAS

All four clubs - Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - have held individual meetings with WRU powerbrokers over the past fortnight.

It is understood Dragons representatives walked out of a meeting with the WRU which was supposed to last three hours after a mere 10 minutes.

At the meeting, the WRU's director of rugby and elite performance Dave Reddin outlined his demands for total control of all rugby matters at the professional clubs moving forward.

The WRU are planning to centrally contract every player in Wales while employing all of the performance staff, while leaving the investors in control of the commercial side of the business.