News is emerging tonight that current Welsh Rugby Union Chairman David Pickering has failed in his bid to be re-elected to the WRU Board. Pickering was hoping to be re-elected as one of two National Directors but the posts have instead gone to Newport Gwent Dragons Chief Executive Gareth Davies and former Llanelli RFC…
A little over a year ago Red Rugby published this post previewing the 2013/2014 season. Looking back on it, I’m amazed by how optimistic we were. The piece was littered with phrases like, “this season [looks set to be] a real belter”, “you can expect a greater fight from the Welsh regions” and (perhaps worst…
Apologies that there isn’t a fuller piece here this week on, oh I don’t know, England’s courageous showing in Auckland last Saturday or the Welsh attempt to notch up a win against the Springboks for the first time since 1999. It’s been a busy seven days, what with new European Cup draws, the WRU’s looming…
News is breaking tonight that David Moffett (former CEO of the Welsh Rugby Union and Regional Rugby Wales) is heading home for New Zealand just days before an Extraordinary General Meeting of the WRU is due to take place. Over the last months, Moffett had returned to Wales to seek election to the WRU Board. …
These are dangerous days for the men at the top of the Welsh Rugby Union. Yes, Roger Lewis (Group Chief Executive) and David Pickering (Chairman of the WRU Board) are well and truly under the cosh at present as they fight a battle on two fronts. On the one side they know time is running…
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