{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Cardiffian","provider_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian","author_name":"Yusuf Khan","author_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/author\/khan-y\/","title":"As shake-up looms, here&#039;s the story of Welsh regional rugby - The Cardiffian","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fddXc3FGkD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/05\/the-history-of-welsh-regional-rugby\/\">As shake-up looms, here&#039;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=fddXc3FGkD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;As shake-up looms, here&#039;s the story of Welsh regional rugby&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" data-secret=\"fddXc3FGkD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/CDF_061017_BE_CardiffBlues_Dragons40-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1703,"description":"WELSH\u00a0rugby\u00a0is currently going through one of its biggest shake-ups to date, following the news of the Ospreys-Scarlets merger.\u00a0 With that in mind it\u2019s worth looking at how the region\u2019s system was formed and who were the winners and losers at the time.\u00a0\u00a0 In the beginning\u00a0 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 [&hellip;]"}