District gets EGM support
A district calling for an extraordinary general meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union says it has now gathered enough support to trigger the event and force a vote of no confidence in chair Richard Collier-Keywood.
Central Glamorgan Rugby Union, which represents clubs in Neath, Bridgend, Aberavon and Maesteg, has been calling for clubs to support a number of motions, including an EGM and a no confidence vote.
It now says the threshold of the 10 per cent of the 282 clubs needed to call the EGM has been reached.
In the most recent letter to all clubs sent by Central Glamorgan honorary secretary Derek Davies, the district say they will not call for the meeting to be held until after the Six Nations finishes in mid-March.
When the WRU are sent the details calling for an EGM, the governing body must call the event within 21 days.
WRU chief executive Abi Tierney has played down the prospect of an EGM from being called as she and Collier-Keywood were both quizzed by politicians in Westminster about the state of Welsh rugby.
The latest letter from the district said: "Our aim is to gather as much support as possible from member clubs and affiliates so we can come together as one to show we are united and have a strong voice as clubs.
