Big Boost For Welsh Rugby

By Lestyn (16/07/03)
July 16 2003

Good old Moffo, everybody's (minus the odd Newport fan)favourite WRU chief exec has secured three million pounds of funding from the Welsh sports council Today. Rather than giving it too one of the regions to blow on a few Tongan wingers, it's going to be invested in four brand new rugby academies.

Across South Wales of course,

The breakdown of the money will be as following

£1.5m to the National Academy in Bridgend, which will also house the Celtic Warriors Academy   £500,000 to Nash College for the Gwent Dragons Regional Academy   £500,000 to Llandarcy Park for the Neath-Swansea Regional Academy   £500,000 to support Academies in the Cardiff Blues and Llanelli Scarlets Regions

 

Moffett Said:

"This is the most radical shake-up of coaching, training, development and facilities Welsh rugby has experienced in over 30 years.

"It heralds a new era of partnership between the WRU and the Sports Council for Wales.

"They have clearly identified the steps the WRU is taking to change the fortunes of our national game and empower the very many young and talented players in Wales to compete with the best in the world."