1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffianYusuf Khanhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/khan-y/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VgLUpBs3pf"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2019/03/05/the-history-of-welsh-regional-rugby/">As shake-up looms, here's the story of Welsh regional rugby</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2019/03/05/the-history-of-welsh-regional-rugby/embed/#?secret=VgLUpBs3pf" width="600" height="338" title="“As shake-up looms, here's the story of Welsh regional rugby” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="VgLUpBs3pf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/11/CDF_061017_BE_CardiffBlues_Dragons40-scaled.jpg25601703WELSH rugby is currently going through one of its biggest shake-ups to date, following the news of the Ospreys-Scarlets merger.  With that in mind it’s worth looking at how the region’s system was formed and who were the winners and losers at the time.   In the beginning  Before the regions were introduced there were nine clubs that played in the Welsh Premiership, but concerns were raised that having too many clubs hindered player performance. Good players in poorer teams that did not […]